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title: "Harris' Antelope Squirrel"
description: "Ammospermophilus harrisii — Mamíferos. Harris's antelope squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/harris-antelope-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Harris' Antelope Squirrel

> Ammospermophilus harrisii — Mamíferos. Harris's antelope squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Ammospermophilus harrisii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 3211
- Wikidata: [Q1764884](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764884)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46256](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46256)

## Names

- en: Harris' Antelope Squirrel
- de: Harris-Antilopenziesel
- es: Ardilla antílope de Sonora
- fr: Ecureuil-antilope d'Harris
- nl: Harrisgrondeekhoorn
- pl: Piaszczyk pustynny

## Countries with the most observations

US (2901), MX (154)

## Summary

Harris's antelope squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and in Sonora in Mexico. They are adapted to hot weather conditions including a technique called "heat dumping". They have a wide-ranging diet, including both vegetation, insects, small rodents and carrion.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279335983

## Machine access

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