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The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) (Inuktitut: ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, siksik) [2] is a species of ground squirrel native to the Arctic and Subarctic of North America and Asia. People in Alaska , particularly around the Aleutians, refer to them as "parka" squirrels, most likely because their pelt is good for the ruff on parkas and for clothing.
Arctic ground squirrel (ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, siksik) Spermophilus parryii [2] [1] Red squirrel (ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᒃᓯᐅᔭᖅ) Tamiasciurus hudsonicus [2]
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels.They were previously believed to belong to the much larger genus Spermophilus, but DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene showed that this group was paraphyletic to the prairie dogs and marmots, [1] and could therefore no longer be retained as a single genus.
California ground squirrel dines on a vole it hunted in a Bay Area regional park (Sonja Wild, UC Davis) ... This popular vitamin C serum is on sale for just $10: '60 is the new 40' AOL.
A California ground squirrel in Briones Regional Park carries off a vole. - Sonja Wild/UC Davis ... This popular vitamin C serum is on sale for just $10: '60 is the new 40' AOL.
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Arctic ground squirrel; B. Belding's ground squirrel; C. ... Wyoming ground squirrel This page was last edited on 17 August 2021, at 05:49 (UTC). ...
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...