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Color : gray and brown with a white stripe alongside the torso.

They’re a delicacy in some areas of Mexico. The Texas antelope squirrel eats insects, seeds and berries – interestingly, they also eat different species of cactus, including the fruits and seeds. They have two litters of squirrels a year. The last entry on our list inhabits parts of western Texas, where they make nests in burrows, usually in rock crevices or shrubs. Texas Antelope Squirrel Scientific name: Ammospermophilus interpres

Food : mostly seeds, foliage, and shoots – insects are eaten in the summer.Ĩ.

Color : white underbelly, brown back, and white spots on the back.

They’ll also eat insects in the summer, but they’re not active hunters. The spotted ground squirrel is primarily a herbivore – they eat seeds and foliage, especially green grass shoots.

It’s one of the smallest squirrels, so they burrow themselves in the ground to avoid becoming food. This squirrel found its home in the north and west Texas, as well as the areas alongside the Mexican border. Spotted Ground Squirrel Scientific name: Xerospermophilus spilosoma Food : grasses, weeds, insects, and even small mammals.ħ.Color : brown with alternating brown and white lines.

They’ll even attack mice if the prey is small enough to be killed. Some people mistake it for the Mexican ground squirrel.Įven though they eat grasses and weeds, they’re very carnivorous too, eating caterpillars, grasshoppers and crickets too. It’s very easy to recognize because of the thirteen alternating brown and white lines. This squirrel lives in the northern horn of the Lone Star State, and down a line heading from the north to the Gulf Coast in the southeast. Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Scientific name: Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Food : mostly seeds and nuts – they store food for later.Ħ.

Color : brown with nine rows of white spots on its back.

Size : about 15 inches – males are larger than females.

The Mexican ground squirrel is a solitary animal and it doesn’t associate with other squirrels except for mating? Most of the seeds and grains are stored for later. They primarily eat seeds and grains, but they’ll eat insects and mice too. This species has adapted very well to industrialization and urbanization, so you can find it near your home too. Second ground squirrel is found in Texas, we can spot this species in central and western Texas, but also the Gulf Coast of Texas. Mexican Ground Squirrel Scientific name: Ictidomys mexicanus Will resort to cannibalism given the opportunity.ĥ.

Color : gray and brown on top, light-colored rings around the eyes, white markings on the tail.

If possible, they’ll eat nuts, berries, and acorns, and even remains of dead squirrels. The rock squirrel mostly feeds on foliage – leaves and stems – but also seeds and small vertebrates. These squirrels have a very specific set of habitat needs, so they can only survive in west Texas, where there are enough rocky mountains, cliffs, shrubbery and the weather is warm almost constantly. Rock Squirrel Scientific name: Otospermophilus variegatus

Tail : long and fluffy, about 15 inches.Ĥ.Color : a brown underside with gray and rust color on top.In Texas, they eat oak acorns as a preferable food, and they avoid swamp chestnut oak acorns. There, they nest in tree cavities and build their nests from leaves.ĭiets differ from area to area, so the diet of a fox squirrel in Texas is different from a fox squirrel in Kansas. This squirrel covers the entire state of Texas, except for the western and northwestern tips of the state. Fox Squirrel Scientific name: Sciurus niger Fun fact : flying squirrels fluoresce pink under UV light – other squirrels do not.ģ.Color : white underside, top of the body is grey.Their innate ability to jump off a tree and glide through the air isn’t just a quick means of travel, but it’s a great way of escaping predators too. They mostly move at night, harvesting fruits, nuts, and bird eggs. Flying Squirrel Scientific name (tribe): Pteromyiniįlying squirrels are entirely dependent on forests because of their ability to glide through the air, so they inhabit a pocket of space in east Texas, moving further inland, towards central Texas. Food : seeds and nuts, but flowers and grasses too.Ģ.Tail : around 10 inches – as long as the rest of the body.Color : underside is white, back and the rest of the body is gray and brown.If they can’t eat all the food immediately, they’ll store it and prepare themselves for the winter. Mostly eating seeds and nuts, these animals are foragers and collectors. It is one of four subspecies of the gray squirrel, but the only one found in the Lone Star State. You can find this species of squirrel in the eastern quarter of Texas. Eastern Gray Squirrel Scientific name: Sciurus carolinensis