White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus leucurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
2 Verified records at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) is a diurnal species of ground squirrel, scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae, found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of northwestern Mexico. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-tailed Antelope Squirrel at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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