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title: "Nelson's Antelope Squirrel"
description: "Ammospermophilus nelsoni — Mammals. The San Joaquin antelope squirrel or Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni), is a species of antelope squirrel, in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/nelson-s-antelope-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nelson's Antelope Squirrel

> Ammospermophilus nelsoni — Mammals. The San Joaquin antelope squirrel or Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni), is a species of antelope squirrel, in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S.

- Scientific name: *Ammospermophilus nelsoni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 724
- Wikidata: [Q308775](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308775)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46254)

## Names

- en: Nelson's Antelope Squirrel
- de: Nelson-Antilopenziesel
- nl: Nelsongrondeekhoorn
- pl: Piaszczyk opalony

## Countries with the most observations

US (676)

## Summary

The San Joaquin antelope squirrel or Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni), is a species of antelope squirrel, in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California.

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

## Photo

![Nelson's Antelope Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nelson-s-antelope-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110666668

## Machine access

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