Relict ground squirrel

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Relict ground squirrel

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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]

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