Xerospermophilus tereticaudus - #1187
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Oblique view from above, animal resting on ground in shade, also as Spermophilus tereticaudus
Geographic Distribution
Deserts of SE California, S Nevada, W Arizona (USA), NE Baja California and Sonora (Mexico).
Order/Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Xerospermophilus
Specific Epithet
tereticaudus
Image Location
USA, AZ, Pima Co., Tucson
Image Date
1990
Photographer
NM Koprowski (contributed by JL Koprowski)