Biology:Relict ground squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Relict ground squirrel
Spermophilus relictus (2).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Spermophilus
Species:
S. relictus
Binomial name
Spermophilus relictus
(Kashkarov, 1923)
Synonyms[1]

Citellus relictus
Urocitellus relictus
Spermophilus ralli (Kuznetsov, 1948)

The relict ground squirrel (Spermophilus relictus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It is thought to be synonymous with Spermophilus ralli, whose name was formerly used for the Tian Shan ground squirrel (S. nilkaensis).[2]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q656721 entry