White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus leucurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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
40–50%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 45% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Antelope Squirrel sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 800 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Antelope Squirrel in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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