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LEGEND

= Edible

= Toxic/Danger

= Diurnal

= Nocturnal

Nocturnal/Diurnal = Dusk/Dawn

= Endangered

Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus





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Information

Avg. Adult Size: 0

Feeds On: scorpions, other insects, plant matter

Eaten By: , Coyote

Average adult size: 4-6" tail

Feeds on: Creosote flowers and seeds, Desert Lily Bulbs, insects, scorpions

Eaten by: Hawks, snakes

The ground squirrels spend the entire winter underground in hibernation. They emerge in the spring and quickly produce a lot of young.

They are an agricultural pest if you are gardening in Slab City.


Seasonality