Ground Squirrel

Size

Their body length is 7 to 8 inches long.  It is light beige colored with a long, black tipped tail.  It weighs only 6 or 7 ounces.

Food

They eat vegetables and field crops, grasses, seeds, grains, and nuts.

Habitation

Round-tailed ground squirrels live mostly on lower alluvial fans or open, flat areas of valleys. They need deeper soils where they can dig their 3 foot deep burrows. Rock Squrrels are found in many habitats throughout the region, even at high elevations in the mountains, but they are absent from the driest areas of southwestern Arizona. They are most commonly in rocky outcrops, boulder piles, or canyon walls, but they are very adaptable and make use of suburban lots, tree roots, and many other places.