Mexican ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mexican ground squirrel Ictidomys mexicanus Least concern

Where the Mexican ground squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 61 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Ictidomys mexicanus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Mexican ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican ground squirrel in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican ground squirrel endangered?

The Mexican ground squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican ground squirrel?

The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Ictidomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican ground squirrel

The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to central Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican ground squirrel (revision 1365085863), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q912126 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).