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Some facts about the
European ground squirrel
Adult weight : 0.217 kg (0.4774 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 7 years
Female maturity :314 days
Male maturity : 314 days
Gestation : 27 days
Weaning : 34 days
Litter size : 6
Litters per year : 1
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.24 kg (0.528 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
European ground squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Spermophilus citellus
The European ground squirrel, european souslik, european squirrel is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the European ground squirrel
A young / baby of a European ground squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A European ground squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.Countries
Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine
Facts about the European ground squirrel
The European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) is a small mammal, related to the squirrel.
De siesel (Spermophilus citellus) is een grondeekhoorn uit de familie der eekhoorns (Sciuridae). (Full text)
szezonális aktivitást mutató, évente egyszer fialó, viszonylag rövid életű állatoknál, mint amilyen a közönséges ürge (Spermophilus citellus) is. (Full text)
The European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, is found from the Vienna region (Austria) to Turkey. (Full text)
2002) -- The European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus, is a polygynous, gregarious species in which male parental behavior would not be expected. (Full text)
Follicular development of a seasonal, hibernating species like the European ground squirrel is of particular interest, since hibernation puts both physiological and time constraints on these processes. (Full text)
1. Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus -- (typical ground squirrels)Citellus
genus Citellus
Spermophilus
genus Spermophilus
(Source WordNet)