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OCR: Ground-dwelling varieties of squirrel and chipmunk (family Sciuridae) are commonplace in desert terrain, and seven or eight different species may be seen in the American southwestern deserts. These include the rock and ground squirrels (Spermophilus species) and the antelope squirrels (Ammospermophilus species).