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Approximately 10 inches in length. Note the tail is round, not bushy.
Color, various shades of tan or cinnamon with a sort of grayish cast above and lighter below.
Likes the flat sandy desert & creosote scrub.
Sometimes will hibernate from September till January, or, it may stay active all year long. Eats seeds, insects, & plants.
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