The spotted ground squirrel is a ground-dwelling squirrel of dry and open habitats in Texas. It stays near its burrow and is active in early morning and late afternoon.
Its back is gray to light brown with scattered, roughly square pale spots. The underside is white, and the underside of the tail is pinkish buff to cinnamon buff.
It is most active in early morning and late afternoon, avoiding midday heat. It mainly eats green vegetation and seeds, and also insects. Burrow entrances are often under shrubs or overhanging rocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.