Spotted Ground Squirrel

Spotted Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Ground Squirrel in Big Bend National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Spotted Ground Squirrel sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Ground Squirrel in Big Bend National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Ground Squirrel in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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