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The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. [2] It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order.
Spermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the squirrel family. [1] As traditionally defined the genus was very species-rich, ranging through Europe, Asia and North America, but this arrangement was found to be paraphyletic to the certainly distinct prairie dogs , marmots , and antelope squirrels .
Franklin's ground squirrel was first described by Joseph Sabine in 1822, who named it in honor of the British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. [3] It was formerly placed in the large ground squirrel genus Spermophilus, in its own subgenus, Poliocitellus, [4] [5] but since DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene has shown Spermophilus to be paraphyletic it is now placed in its own genus.
Spermophilus beecheyi Citellus beecheyi The California ground squirrel ( Otospermophilus beecheyi ), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel , [ 4 ] is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula ; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently ...
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus The thirteen-lined ground squirrel ( Ictidomys tridecemlineatus ), also known as the striped gopher , leopard ground squirrel , and squinny (formerly known as the leopard-spermophile in the age of Audubon ), is a ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.
Spermophilus undulatus The long-tailed ground squirrel or Eversmann's souslik ( Urocitellus undulatus ) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. [ 2 ] It is found in China , Kazakhstan , Mongolia , and Russia .
Spermophilus adocetus The tropical ground squirrel ( Notocitellus adocetus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae . At one time the species was originally described as Spermophilus adocetus , but the genus Spermophilus was revised and subdivided in 2009 and it was placed in the genus Notocitellus .
Spermophilus townsendii Bachman, 1839 Townsend's ground squirrel ( Urocitellus townsendii ) is a rare species of rodent in the family Sciuridae . It is endemic to Washington in the United States.