Stumble this page!Yellow ground squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Spermophilus fulvus
The Yellow ground squirrel is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the yellow ground squirrel
A young / baby of a yellow ground squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A yellow ground squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.
Facts about the yellow ground squirrel
During spring and summer, when not hibernating, the ground squirrel Spermophilus fulvus is abundant in the Ghazni and Katawaz plains, while the long-clawed squirrel Spermophilopsis leptodactylus occurs in clay and loess biotopes of northern Afghanistan. (Full text)
htm The Vertebrate Fauna of Afghanistan: During spring and summer, when not hibernating, the ground squirrel Spermophilus fulvus is abundant in the Ghazni and Katawaz plains, while the long-clawed . (Full text)
1. Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus -- (typical ground squirrels)Citellus
genus Citellus
Spermophilus
genus Spermophilus
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