---
title: "Texas Antelope Squirrel"
description: "Ammospermophilus interpres — Mammiferi. The Texas antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/texas-antelope-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texas Antelope Squirrel

> Ammospermophilus interpres — Mammiferi. The Texas antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Ammospermophilus interpres*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 471
- Wikidata: [Q1763870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763870)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46253](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46253)

## Names

- en: Texas Antelope Squirrel
- de: Texas-Antilopenziesel
- es: Ardilla antílope texana

## Countries with the most observations

US (368), MX (80)

## Summary

The Texas antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
It is found in Mexico and in both Texas and New Mexico within the United States.

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

## Photo

![Texas Antelope Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-antelope-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jess Miller-Camp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17690077

## Machine access

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