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title: "Mexican Ground Squirrel"
description: "Ictidomys mexicanus — Mammals. The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mexican-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mexican Ground Squirrel

> Ictidomys mexicanus — Mammals. The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Ictidomys mexicanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 355
- Wikidata: [Q912126](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912126)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179986](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179986)

## Names

- en: Mexican Ground Squirrel
- de: Mexikanischer Ziesel
- es: Motocle
- fr: Écureuil terrestre du Mexique
- nl: Mexicaanse grondeekhoorn
- pl: Paskosuseł meksykański

## Countries with the most observations

MX (300)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Mexican Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ditto Larry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mexican_ground_squirrel.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-ground-squirrel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).