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title: "Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel"
description: "Notocitellus annulatus — Mammiferi. The ring-tailed ground squirrel (Notocitellus annulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ring-tailed-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel

> Notocitellus annulatus — Mammiferi. The ring-tailed ground squirrel (Notocitellus annulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Notocitellus annulatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 386
- Wikidata: [Q21726877](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21726877)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179981](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179981)

## Names

- en: Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel
- de: Ringelschwanzziesel
- es: Ardilla de tierra de cola anillada

## Countries with the most observations

MX (347)

## Summary

The ring-tailed ground squirrel (Notocitellus annulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Pacific coast region of central Mexico. It is a common species and feeds mainly on fruits and nuts. The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern".

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

## Photo

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

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8532142

## Machine access

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