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title: "White-tailed Antelope Squirrel"
description: "Ammospermophilus leucurus — Mammiferi. The white-tailed antelope squirrel 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-tailed-antelope-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

> Ammospermophilus leucurus — Mammiferi. The white-tailed antelope squirrel 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.

- Scientific name: *Ammospermophilus leucurus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 8227
- Wikidata: [Q748208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748208)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46255](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46255)

## Names

- en: White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
- de: Weißschwanz-Antilopenziesel
- es: Juancito
- fr: Écureuil-antilope à queue blanche
- nl: Antilopegrondeekhoorn
- pl: Piaszczyk białoogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (6810), MX (874)

## Summary

The white-tailed antelope squirrel 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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_antelope_squirrel

## Photo

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

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146945275

## Machine access

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