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title: "Rondstaartgrondeekhoorn"
description: "Xerospermophilus tereticaudus — Zoogdieren. The round-tailed ground squirrel, known as \"Ardillón cola redonda\" in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/round-tailed-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rondstaartgrondeekhoorn

> Xerospermophilus tereticaudus — Zoogdieren. The round-tailed ground squirrel, known as "Ardillón cola redonda" in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Xerospermophilus tereticaudus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 4446
- Wikidata: [Q21755532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21755532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179993](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179993)

## Names

- en: Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
- de: Rundschwanzziesel
- es: Ardillón cola redonda
- fr: Spermophile à queue ronde
- nl: Rondstaartgrondeekhoorn
- pl: Karłosuseł okrągłoogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (3607), MX (566)

## Summary

The round-tailed ground squirrel, known as "Ardillón cola redonda" in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. They are called "ground squirrels" because they burrow in loose soil, often under mesquite trees and creosote bushes.

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

## Photo

![Rondstaartgrondeekhoorn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/round-tailed-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207268027

## Machine access

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