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Ammospermophilus leucurus
Shrubby habitats from the Great Basin region south through the Mojave Desert to Baja California.
Spotted on May 14, 2010
Submitted on Feb 17, 2013
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The photo does appear to be a juvenile white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus--one black band on underside of tail), but the mapped location appears to be wrong (this is a desert species that does not occur in the Jemez Mountains). Great photo!