Harris's antelope squirrel
E751656
Harris's antelope squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known for its quick movements, bushy tail, and adaptation to hot, arid environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harris's antelope squirrel canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground squirrel
ⓘ
rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
behavioral thermoregulation
ⓘ
tolerance to high temperatures ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ammospermophilus harrisii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| burrowingBehavior | uses burrows for shelter ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Harris's antelope squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Robert Waterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
green vegetation ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ammospermophilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid environments
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
northwestern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bushy tail
ⓘ
quick movements ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | multiple young per litter ⓘ |
| socialStructure | primarily solitary ⓘ |
| tailFunction |
balance
ⓘ
thermoregulation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulationBehavior | tail shading over body ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ammospermophilus harrisi