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Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)
Harris's Antelope Ground Squirrel, Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Harris's Antelope Ground Squirrel, Elephant Head, Amado, Arizona Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
HARRIS'S ANTELOPE SQUIRREL FACTS
DescriptionHarris's Antelope Squirrel is gray with reddish brown on the legs. It has coarse fur, long neck and slender body, with short tail and small ears. The winter coat is longer and softer, and paler in color. There is a white stripe along each side from the shoulder to the rump. The tail is held upright against the body - the underside of the tail is black and white. The eye is surrounded by a pale ring. Size Head and body length: 14cm - 17cm. Tail length: 5cm - 9cm Environment arid plains with sparse vegetation, rocky slopes, rocky ground Food seeds, fruit, plant stems, roots, insects, and carrion. It can carry food in its large cheek pouches to store in burrows or under rocks. Breeding A litter of five to fourteen (average 6) is born after a gestation period of about 30 days. Young are born pink with no hair, and their eyes and ears are closed. Range south west United States and north west Mexico. Classification
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