Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ringtail
SQUIRRELS
Practically every visitor to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks will
see squirrels—at Zion, there's an abundance of
white-tailed antelope
and
rock
squirrels,
while the most commonly seen species at Bryce Canyon is the
golden-
mantledgroundsquirrel,
although there are plenty of rock and
redsquirrels
as
well. Often confused with chipmunks, which are generally the same size, shape,
and coloring as squirrels, they are really quite easy to tell apart—chipmunks have
stripes on the sides of their faces and squirrels do not. The golden-mantled ground
squirrel, which seems to think it owns the Bryce Canyon campgrounds, is es-
pecially attractive, with a white stripe bordered by two black stripes along each
side of its brownish-gray body, and reddish-brown or copper-colored head and
shoulders.
