Harris's Antelope Squirrel is an active, heat-tolerant ground squirrel of the Sonoran Desert with a white stripe on each side and a bushy tail held curved over its back, exposing the white underside. It does not hibernate and remains active year-round even in extreme summer temperatures. When overheated, it retreats briefly to a burrow, presses against cool soil to dump excess heat, and emerges again within minutes.
Best time to see a Harris's Antelope Squirrel
The best time to see a Harris's Antelope Squirrel is January–June, when about 66% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 2,837 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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