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Caucasian squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Sciurus anomalus
The Caucasian squirrel, persian squirrel is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Caucasian squirrel
A young / baby of a Caucasian squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Caucasian squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.Countries
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey
Facts about the Caucasian squirrel
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1. Sciurus, genus Sciurus -- (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)
Sciurus
genus Sciurus
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