Arizona mammals

Harris' Antelope Squirrel in Arizona

Ammospermophilus harrisii

Native to Arizona S5 Secure in Arizona

Not listed as nonindigenous in Arizona by USGS NAS; native to its Arizona range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Harris' Antelope Squirrel in Arizona, by the numbers

Common in Arizona 11th most recorded of 158 mammals logged in Arizona

2,956 occurrence records
2,889 with iNaturalist photos

Records from 2000–2026.

2,956 total records count every Arizona occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 2,838 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Harris' Antelope Squirrel in Arizona

Most sightings fall in March to May.

2,838 Arizona occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Arizona records (table)
MonthRecords
January180
February204
March390
April500
May371
June204
July197
August193
September130
October133
November180
December156

Monthly harris' antelope squirrel occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Arizona, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Arizona, with recorded sightings peaking in March–May.

Occurrence map

Where Harris' Antelope Squirrel has been recorded in Arizona

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Arizona records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Saguaro National Park 214
State Trust Land 113
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 50
Coronado National Forest 23
Picacho Peak State Park 17
Lake Mead National Recreation Area 14
Superstition Wilderness 9
Sonoran Desert National Monument 8

Protected places with the most harris' antelope squirrel sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Arizona

CountyRecords
Maricopa County 1,166
Pima County 1,000
Cochise County 268
Pinal County 143
Mohave County 81
Yuma County 64
Yavapai County 41
La Paz County 26
Santa Cruz County 16
Graham County 15
Gila County 8
Coconino County 3
Other localities 125

The complete county distribution, spread across 12 Arizona counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Open occurrence databases hold 2,956 Harris’s antelope squirrel records for Arizona, including 2,889 from iNaturalist and 2,120 from GBIF; the source totals overlap and should not be added. Records occur in every month, rising from 204 in February to 500 in April before falling to a low of 130 in September. That submission pattern documents observations, not the number of squirrels in Arizona.

Maricopa and Pima counties dominate the county data with 1,166 and 1,000 records, far ahead of Cochise at 268. Saguaro National Park is likewise the leading named place with 214 records, compared with 50 for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and 23 for Coronado National Forest. These concentrations identify where the open-data record is strongest, not the boundaries or density of the species’ state range.

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"