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Status

Uncommon

About

A small desert ground squirrel of the American Southwest that copes with extreme heat by holding its white-fringed tail curled over its back like a parasol for shade.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and self-sufficient.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Sciuridae

Genus

Ammospermophilus

Species

Ammospermophilus leucurus