White-tailed antelope squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-tailed antelope squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ammospermophilus leucurus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	2.9 g (birth weight); 105 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the white-tailed antelope squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-tailed antelope squirrel in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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.

How big is a white-tailed antelope squirrel?

Wikidata records the following for the white-tailed antelope squirrel: mass 2.9 g (birth weight); 105 g (adult weight).

Is the white-tailed antelope squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-tailed antelope squirrel?

The white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Ammospermophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-tailed antelope squirrel

The white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) is a diurnal species of ground squirrel, scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae, found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of northwestern Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-tailed antelope squirrel (revision 1315300325), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q748208 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).