Alashan ground squirrel
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Alashan ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Spermophilus |
Species: | S. alashanicus
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Binomial name | |
Spermophilus alashanicus (Büchner, 1888)
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The Alashan ground squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species of squirrel. It is native to China and Mongolia.[1]
This squirrel lives at elevations up to 3200 meters. It lives on the steppe and in foothills and alpine meadows. In China it can be found in desert habitat. It is associated with the plant species Amygdalus pedunculata and A. polyrrhizum.[1]
This species is 22 to 23 centimetres (8.7 to 9.1 in) long. It is brown or gray with a pale underside. In the summer it develops a chestnut wash along the shoulders. Most babies are born in June, with litter sizes ranging from one to nine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Smith, A.T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Spermophilus alashanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20478A115158734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20478A22265832.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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