Division of Mammals
open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors
phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator
spermophilus spilosoma
Spotted ground squirrel
photo byRoger W. Barbour
Native to New Mexico: yes
Habitat: desert shrubland, grassland, juniper savanna
Feeding behavior: folivore, granivore
Museum holdings: (Arctos database)
Specimen map: (Arctos database)
Other Resources: Smithsonian and Animal Diversity Web
Distribution Map:
