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Spotted Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus spilosoma

The Spotted Ground Squirrel is a small, playful animal with a spotted coat. They love to dig and can often be seen running around in grassy areas, looking for food and playing with friends.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Spotted Ground Squirrel has a slender body with brownish-grey fur covered in distinct small white spots. It has a relatively short, thin tail compared to tree squirrels. Its light belly helps it blend into the sandy ground.

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Spotted Ground Squirrel
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Spotted Ground Squirrel

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Some can go a whole year without drinking water, getting it all from their food!

These squirrels sometimes share their burrows with rattlesnakes, oddly enough!

They collect food in special cheek pouches that can stretch bigger than their head!

They seal their burrow entrances with dirt to nap safely inside!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Speedy Burrower

Spotted Ground Squirrels can dig burrows quickly that help them hide from predators and escape the desert heat.

Fähigkeit

Sentinel Stance

Spotted Ground Squirrels can stand tall on their hind legs to watch for danger, alerting others with chirps.

Fähigkeit

Heat Helper

Spotted Ground Squirrels can enter estivation, a deep sleep that helps them survive hot, dry times with little food.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Spots

Spotted Ground Squirrels have a spotted coat that helps them blend perfectly into their rocky or sandy surroundings.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-28 cm
Gewicht
0.1-0.25 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Top Speed
25 km/h
Wurfgröße
4-12
Tragzeit
25-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny omnivores munch on seeds, plants, and bugs they find on the ground!

Hauptnahrung

  • Seeds
  • Grasses
  • Leaves
  • Cactus fruit
  • Insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

A primary predator in its habitat.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hunts them from the sky.

eaten by

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Predates them both in burrows and above ground.

eats

Engelmann Prickly Pear

Opuntia engelmannii

Feeds on its fruits and pads for food and water.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch from a distance and don’t try to touch or catch them, as they are wild animals.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Spotted Ground Squirrel?

20-28 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Spotted Ground Squirrel?

0.1-0.25 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spotted Ground Squirrel?

2-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Spotted Ground Squirrel?

25 km/h

Was frisst Spotted Ground Squirrel?

These tiny omnivores munch on seeds, plants, and bugs they find on the ground!

Wo findet man Spotted Ground Squirrel normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Spotted Ground Squirrel?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Spotted Ground Squirrel?

4-12

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