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Speckled ground squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Spermophilus suslicus
The Speckled ground squirrel, spotted souslik 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 speckled ground squirrel
A young / baby of a speckled ground squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A speckled ground squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.
Facts about the speckled ground squirrel
Een gevlekte soeslik (Spermophilus suslicus) is een grondeekhoorn van 18-25 cm groot, met een kleine staart van slechts 3-4 cm. (Full text)
1. Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus -- (typical ground squirrels)Citellus
genus Citellus
Spermophilus
genus Spermophilus
(Source WordNet)