Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel is a small, playful animal that loves to dig and explore. They have round tails and are often seen scurrying around in the grass, looking for seeds and insects to eat.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel is a small, slender rodent with a sandy-brown coat, often appearing grayish. Its most distinctive feature is its short, round, and sparsely furred tail, which looks more like a rat's tail than a typical bushy squirrel tail. They have small ears and pale underparts.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseMammaliaOrdenRodentiaFamiliaSciuridaeGéneroXerospermophilus

Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Some can survive without drinking water, getting all moisture from the plants and seeds they eat!

Their tiny ears are perfectly adapted to keep sand out in windy desert environments!

They 'estivate' during super hot summers, which is like hibernation but to escape heat, not cold!

When babies are born, they are blind and hairless, completely relying on their mom!

Habilidades especiales

Round-tailed Ground Squirrels can dig extensive underground tunnels for shelter because it helps them escape predators and the desert heat.

Round-tailed Ground Squirrels have a high tolerance for scorching desert temperatures that helps them thrive in extreme arid environments.

Round-tailed Ground Squirrels can make high-pitched alarm calls that helps them warn other squirrels about approaching dangers.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 17-23 cm
Peso: 0.1-0.17 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-6 años
Top Speed: 25 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 4-12
Gestación: 28-35 días

Dieta y alimentación

These little foragers nibble on yummy seeds, green plants, and tiny insects!

Alimentos principales

Seeds
Grass
Insects
Leaves
Fruits

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common aerial predator.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Hunts them for food.

eaten by

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

A ground predator in their habitat.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.