Tropical ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Notocitellus adocetus
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 tropical ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tropical 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 tropical ground squirrel endangered?

The tropical 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 tropical ground squirrel?

The tropical ground squirrel (Notocitellus adocetus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Notocitellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tropical ground squirrel

The tropical ground squirrel (Notocitellus adocetus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. At one time the species was originally described as Spermophilus adocetus, but the genus Spermophilus was revised and subdivided in 2009 and it was placed in the genus Notocitellus. It is endemic to arid upland areas and deciduous woodland in Mexico. It is locally referred to as Cuinique.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tropical ground squirrel (revision 1315263695), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q603590 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).