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Spotted Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Rio Grande Ground SquirrelIctidomys parvidens
Mexican Ground SquirrelIctidomys mexicanus
Round-tailed Ground SquirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudus
Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Texas Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus interpres
Thirteen-lined Ground SquirrelIctidomys tridecemlineatus
Wyoming Ground SquirrelUrocitellus elegans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,709 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,166 |
| New Mexico | 1,068 |
| Mexico | 553 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 283 |
| Arizona | 198 |
| Chihuahua | 114 |
| Colorado | 110 |
| Durango | 82 |
| Kansas | 66 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Pygmy Ground Squirrels · Xerospermophilus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.