Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusXerospermophilus (Pygmy Ground Squirrels)
- SpeciesXerospermophilus tereticaudus (Round-tailed Ground Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Chipmunk
Tamias obscurus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus spinatus
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
San Diego Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus fallax
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
📅 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 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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.