Squirrels - Antelope Ground Squirrels

The antelope ground squirrels, or antelope chipmunks, are five relatively small species of arid habitats in the southwestern United States. These animals have a grey or reddish-brown coat, with a narrow white line running along each side of the body. The white-tail antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) occurs in desert and dry foothills of parts of the southwestern United States, Baha, and central Mexico. The Yuma antelope squirrel (A. harrisi) occurs in similar habitat in Arizona and northwestern Mexico.