Common Name
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
States
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
South central United States; western Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, south central South Dakota, southwestern Wyoming, western Colorado, much of New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and extreme southeastern Utah.
Notes
Prefers sandy soils Small with spots on back, but not in rows