Higher elevation species include rock squirrel, badger, mule deer, and bighorn sheep.

Mirasol watched the movement of the smoke as she released a horde of marmots and rock squirrels.

There was a family of gray foxes somewhere down below and rock squirrels - or there had been until the foxes moved in.

The rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

Photos of Père David's rock squirrel.

Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)

Feral pigs, exotic fallow deer, porcupines, rock squirrels, and ringtailed cats can occasionally be encountered.

Mammals commonly found in the park include whitetail deer, raccoon, ringtail, gray fox, rock squirrel, porcupine, rabbit, and various other rodents.

Sciurotamias (Chinese rock squirrels) Subtribe Tamiina: chipmunks (might be full tribe)

Sheep graze in the immediate vicinity of the plants, in addition the plants may be eaten by native animals such as mule deer and rock squirrels.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti)

The South Rim includes species such as gray fox, mule deer, bighorn sheep, rock squirrels, pinyon pine and Utah juniper.

Père David's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus)

The species of fleas that live on California ground squirrels and rock squirrels meet both these criteria, but most other species of American fleas do not.

Mammals spotted on Pinnacle Peak include woodrats, mountain lions, coyotes, grey foxes, mule deer, rock squirrels, javelina, and desert cottontail.

Many mammals inhabit the park, such as ringtails, javalinas, cougars, rock squirrels, desert cottontails, black-tailed jackrabbits, mule deer, and white-tailed deer.

Western Scrub Jays, White-winged Doves, Curve-billed Thrashers, and Rock Squirrels are among the most common wildlife seen.

Common daytime animals include Mule Deer, Rock Squirrels, Pinyon Jays, and Whiptail and Collared lizards (photo).

The primary carrier of the virus appears to be the deer mouse, but the chipmunk, the pinon mouse, the house mouse and the rock squirrel carry the virus as well.

In the more rugged areas on the slopes of mountains and in the valley areas nearby, mountain lions, bobcats, marmots, rock squirrels, and mountain sheep can occasionally be seen.

Wildlife includes mule deer, elk, black bear, turkey, porcupine, badger, bobcat, gray fox, coyote, skunk, spruce and rock squirrels, and numerous species of mice, moles, and birds.

Relatively little is known about the Forrest's rock squirrel, but it is presumed the behavior resembles that of its more widespread relative, the Père David's rock squirrel.

It has sometimes been confused with the rather different -but in colour very variable- Pallas's Squirrel; an introduced population in Belgium was first mistakenly identified as Père David's rock squirrel.

In appearance it largely resembles Père David's rock squirrel, but the Forrest's rock squirrel is more ochraceous in colour and has a faint whitish line on the side.

And fuzzy desert creatures, like prairie dogs and rock squirrels, are so common on the grounds at the Boulders, an eight-year-old resort in Carefree, 33 miles north of Phoenix, the staff cheerfully warns guests to close their screen doors.

The rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.