Spotted Ground Squirrel
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus spilosoma
Active in the morning and the late afternoon, the Spotted Ground Squirrel often retires to its burrow in the heat of the day. In southern parts of its range it is active all year, but may hibernate in… More »
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Spotted Ground Squirrel; : Family Sciuridae : Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett ... A small ground squirrel with scattered, more or less squarish, light spots on back (spots not in rows as in S. mexicana and S. tridecemlineatus); ears inconspicuous; ... Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma). Photo by R.D. Porter.
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Spotted Ground Squirrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spotted Ground Squirrel ( Spermophilus spilosoma ) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
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Spotted Ground Squirrels are among the smallest ground squirrels in North America. They inhabit arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico and the Southwest, and are found in scrubland and grassland as far north as Wyoming and Nebraska. ... Spermophilus spilosoma; Spotted Ground Squirrel; Order: Rodentia; Family: Sciuridae;
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Explains everything about spotted ground squirrel, member of the Rodentia order and the Sciuridae family. ... The Spotted ground squirrel is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of...
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Spotted Ground Squirrel; Spermophilus spilosoma ... Spotted Ground Squirrel NDIS Maps; No Spotted Ground Squirrel maps available! Spotted Ground Squirrel Specific Links; GAP Habitat Map; General Wildlife Links; Colorado Audubon; Colorado Birding Society;
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Reproduction: Not much is known about the reproductive cycle of spotted ground squirrels, but presumably it is similar to that of the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. Litters of five to twelve (usually seven) young have been reported from Kansas.
www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/sperm-spilo.htm... www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/sperm-spilo.html
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/... www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-101-01-0001.pdf
Spotted Ground Squirrel; Xerospermophilus spilosoma ... Common English Names: Spotted Ground Squirrel ... Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma). Top figure from Bailey, 1931. Bottom figure, study skin of Xerospermophilus spilosoma, UTEP mammal specimen 1885, Franklin Mountains, El Paso Co., Texas.
www.museum.utep.edu/chih/theland/animals/mammals/sperms... www.museum.utep.edu/chih/theland/animals/mammals/spermspi.htm
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