Mojave ground squirrel

E1426
ground squirrel mammal species of rodent

The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mojave ground squirrel canonical 2
Xerospermophilus mohavensis 1
white-tailed antelope squirrel 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ground squirrel ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ
adaptation seasonal dormancy ⓘ
tolerant of arid conditions ⓘ
averageLitterSize 4 to 8 young ⓘ
behavior hibernates in winter in most of its range ⓘ
may aestivate during hot dry periods ⓘ
binomialName Mojave ground squirrel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Xerospermophilus mohavensis
bodyLength approximately 16 to 23 centimeters ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor grayish-brown ⓘ
commonName Mojave ground squirrel self-link ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened in California ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedBy Clinton Hart Merriam ⓘ
diet flowers ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for raptors and carnivores ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ
endemicTo California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Mojave Desert ⓘ
family Sciuridae ⓘ
foundIn northwestern Mojave Desert ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form: southwestern Mojave Desert

western Mojave Desert ⓘ
genus Xerospermophilus ⓘ
habitat Joshua tree woodland ⓘ
arid desert scrub ⓘ
creosote bush scrub ⓘ
saltbush scrub ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle burrowing ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
nativeTo California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Mojave Desert ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
protectedBy California Endangered Species Act ⓘ
rangeLimit restricted to western Mojave Desert of California ⓘ
reproduction breeds in late winter or early spring ⓘ
produces one litter per year in most years ⓘ
scientificName Xerospermophilus ⓘ
surface form: Xerospermophilus mohavensis
tailDescription short bushy tail ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats energy development ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
military activities ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
yearDescribed 1889 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mojave Desert → hasEndemicSpecies → Mojave ground squirrel ⓘ
Mojave ground squirrel → binomialName → Mojave ground squirrel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xerospermophilus mohavensis
Mojave ground squirrel → commonName → Mojave ground squirrel self-link ⓘ
Ammospermophilus → commonName → Mojave ground squirrel ⓘ
subject surface form: Ammospermophilus leucurus
this entity surface form: white-tailed antelope squirrel