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Round-tailed ground squirrel

Rodents
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... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Trophic level: Omnivorous
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Mass: 5.2 oz (Adult)
Class: Mammalia
Family: Sciuridae