Xerospermophilus tereticaudus - #4960
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Formerly Spermophilus tereticaudus. Now Xerospermophilus tereticaudus neglectus.
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, Maricopa co., Phoenix Zoo
Image Date
14 February 2013
Photographer
KD Rudloff