---
title: "Rio Grande Ground Squirrel"
description: "Ictidomys parvidens — Zoogdieren. The Rio Grande ground squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens) is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rio-grande-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rio Grande Ground Squirrel

> Ictidomys parvidens — Zoogdieren. The Rio Grande ground squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens) is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Ictidomys parvidens*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 1804
- Wikidata: [Q16753923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16753923)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179987](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179987)

## Names

- en: Rio Grande Ground Squirrel
- de: Rio-Grande-Ziesel
- es: Ardilla de tierra del río Bravo
- pl: Paskosuseł drobnozębny

## Countries with the most observations

US (1283), MX (224)

## Summary

The Rio Grande ground squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens) is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the southwestern United States (Texas and New Mexico) and in northeastern Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Rio Grande Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rio-grande-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77347081

## Machine access

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