California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusOtospermophilus (North American Rock Squirrels)
- SpeciesOtospermophilus beecheyi (California Ground Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Panamint Chipmunk
Tamias panamintinus
Mohave Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus mohavensis
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys microps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a California Ground Squirrel in Death Valley National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a California Ground Squirrel sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see California Ground Squirrel in Death Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for California Ground Squirrel in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.