Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Round-tailed Ground Squirrel in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Round-tailed Ground Squirrel sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Round-tailed Ground Squirrel in Joshua Tree National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Round-tailed Ground Squirrel in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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