European Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus citellus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 1,671
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European ground squirrel”.