spotted ground squirrel
xerospermophilus spilosoma latin

The spotted ground squirrel uses alarm calls for a variety of purposes.

Sometimes spotted ground squirrels or burrowing owls will share the burrow with its rightful owners.

They are also known as Idaho Spotted Ground Squirrel.

Characterized for its white spotted back, the spotted ground squirrel is one of the smallest squirrels found in the North America.

The spotted ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is known for having two pelages and molts per year.

The spotted ground squirrel can also display Insectivore like habits within its diet in the late summer by feeding on mainly Grasshopper larvae.

Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) burrows are usually found on short grass mesa's or along the banks of rivers.

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.

Typically the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is considered to be a Herbivore and feeds on seeds and green plant parts.

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) can range from south central South Dakota, through Nebraska where it inhabits sand hills present there.

The spotted ground squirrel have 7 different alert postures used to warn others about likely predators in the area or to stake a territory claim against other males during mating seasons.

Known to be a burrowing mammal, the spotted ground squirrel will make tunnels that house its food supply, shelter and hibernation quarters which it spends long periods doing so if found within the northern hemisphere.

Citellina triradiata has been recovered from the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma), and Citellina undulata is described from the Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus undulatus).

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is known for being one of the smallest squirrels to inhabit the northern hemisphere, it has many white linear dorsal spots, as well as a white underbelly.

Being a burrowing animal, the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) will inhabit sand hills and dunes where it makes it home and has even been found to dwell within abandoned prairie dog burrows.

Though the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is considered to be generally a burrowing mammal which spends a large portion of its time in hibernation, it spends a majority of its above-ground activity foraging and feeding on food resources.

Within the genus, the Mohave ground squirrel and the round-tailed ground squirrel were thought to be close relatives, sometimes a subgenus Xerospermophilus, while the spotted ground squirrel and the Perote ground squirrel were placed in the subgenus (now a genus) Ictidomys.

The spotted ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is known for having two pelages and molts per year.

Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) burrows are usually found on short grass mesa's or along the banks of rivers.

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.

Typically the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is considered to be a Herbivore and feeds on seeds and green plant parts.

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) can range from south central South Dakota, through Nebraska where it inhabits sand hills present there.

Citellina triradiata has been recovered from the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma), and Citellina undulata is described from the Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus undulatus).

The Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is known for being one of the smallest squirrels to inhabit the northern hemisphere, it has many white linear dorsal spots, as well as a white underbelly.

Being a burrowing animal, the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) will inhabit sand hills and dunes where it makes it home and has even been found to dwell within abandoned prairie dog burrows.

Though the Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is considered to be generally a burrowing mammal which spends a large portion of its time in hibernation, it spends a majority of its above-ground activity foraging and feeding on food resources.