Alashan ground squirrel

Species of rodent

Alashan ground squirrel
Conservation status

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. alashanicus
Binomial name
Spermophilus alashanicus
(Büchner, 1888)

The Alashan ground squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species of squirrel. It is native to China and Mongolia.[1]

This squirrel lives at elevations up to 3200 meters. It lives on the steppe and in foothills and alpine meadows. In China it can be found in desert habitat. It is associated with the plant species Amygdalus pedunculata and A. polyrrhizum.[1]

This species is 22 to 23 centimetres (8.7 to 9.1 in) long. It is brown or gray with a pale underside. In the summer it develops a chestnut wash along the shoulders. Most babies are born in June, with litter sizes ranging from one to nine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Smith, A.T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Spermophilus alashanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20478A115158734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20478A22265832.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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Living species of tribe Marmotini (ground squirrels)
Ammospermophilus
(antelope squirrels)
  • Harris's antelope squirrel (A. harrisii) 
  • Espíritu Santo antelope squirrel (A. insularis) 
  • Texas antelope squirrel (A. interpres) 
  • White-tailed antelope squirrel (A. leucurus) 
  • San Joaquin antelope squirrel (A. nelsoni)
Callospermophilus
(golden-mantled ground squirrels)
  • Golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. lateralis) 
  • Sierra Madre ground squirrel (C. madrensis) 
  • Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. saturatus)
Cynomys
(prairie dogs)
  • Gunnison's prairie dog (C. gunnisoni) 
  • White-tailed prairie dog (C. leucurus) 
  • Black-tailed prairie dog (C. ludovicianus) 
  • Mexican prairie dog (C. mexicanus) 
  • Utah prairie dog (C. parvidens)
Eutamias
  • Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus)
Ictidomys
(little ground squirrels)
  • Mexican ground squirrel (I. mexicanus) 
  • Rio Grande ground squirrel (I. parvidens) 
  • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (I. tridecemlineatus)
Marmota
(marmots)
Subgenus Marmota: Gray marmot (M. baibacina) 
  • Bobak marmot (M. bobak) 
  • Alaska marmot (M. broweri) 
  • Black-capped marmot (M. camtschatica) 
  • Long-tailed marmot (M. caudata) 
  • Himalayan marmot (M. himalayana) 
  • Alpine marmot (M. marmota) 
  • Menzbier's marmot (M. menzbieri) 
  • Groundhog or woodchuck (M. monax) 
  • Tarbagan marmot (M. sibirica)
    Subgenus Petromarmota: Hoary marmot (M. caligata) 
  • Yellow-bellied marmot (M. flaviventris) 
  • Olympic marmot (M. olympus) 
  • Vancouver Island marmot (M. vancouverensis)
Neotamias
(western chipmunks)
  • Alpine chipmunk (N. alpinus) 
  • Yellow-pine chipmunk (N. amoenus) 
  • Buller's chipmunk (N. bulleri) 
  • Gray-footed chipmunk (N. canipes) 
  • Gray-collared chipmunk (N. cinereicollis) 
  • Cliff chipmunk (N. dorsalis) 
  • Durango chipmunk (N. durangae) 
  • Merriam's chipmunk (N. merriami) 
  • Least chipmunk (N. minimus) 
  • California chipmunk (N. obscurus) 
  • Yellow-cheeked chipmunk (N. ochrogenys) 
  • Palmer's chipmunk (N. palmeri) 
  • Panamint chipmunk (N. panamintinus) 
  • Long-eared chipmunk (N. quadrimaculatus) 
  • Colorado chipmunk (N. quadrivittatus) 
  • Red-tailed chipmunk (N. ruficaudus) 
  • Hopi chipmunk (N. rufus) 
  • Allen's chipmunk (N. senex) 
  • Siskiyou chipmunk (N. siskiyou) 
  • Sonoma chipmunk (N. sonomae) 
  • Lodgepole chipmunk (N. speciosus) 
  • Townsend's chipmunk (N. townsendii) 
  • Uinta chipmunk (N. umbrinus)
    • Notocitellus
    • Tropical ground squirrel (N. adocetus) 
    • Ring-tailed ground squirrel (N. annulatus)
    Otospermophilus
    (rock squirrels)
    • Baja California rock squirrel (O. atricapillus) 
    • California ground squirrel (O. beecheyi) 
    • Rock squirrel (O. variegatus)
    Poliocitellus
    • Franklin's ground squirrel (P. franklinii)
    Sciurotamias
    (Asian rock squirrels)
    • Père David's rock squirrel (S. davidianus) 
    • Forrest's rock squirrel (S. forresti)
    Spermophilus sensu stricto
    (Old World ground squirrels)
    • Alashan ground squirrel (S. alashanicus) 
    • Brandt’s ground squirrel (S. brevicauda) 
    • European ground squirrel (S. citellus) 
    • Daurian ground squirrel (S. dauricus) 
    • Red-cheeked ground squirrel (S. erythrogenys) 
    • Yellow ground squirrel (S. fulvus) 
    • Russet ground squirrel (S. major) 
    • Caucasian mountain ground squirrel (S. musicus) 
    • Tian Shan ground squirrel (S. nilkaensis) 
    • Pallid ground squirrel (S. pallidicauda) 
    • Little ground squirrel (S. pygmaeus) 
    • Relict ground squirrel (S. relictus) 
    • Speckled ground squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus) 
    • Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) 
    • Asia Minor ground squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus)
    Tamias
    • Eastern chipmunk (T. striatus)
    Urocitellus
    (Holarctic ground squirrels)
    • Uinta ground squirrel (U. armatus) 
    • Belding's ground squirrel (U. beldingi) 
    • Northern Idaho ground squirrel (U. brunneus) 
    • Merriam's ground squirrel (U. canus) 
    • Columbian ground squirrel (U. columbianus) 
    • Wyoming ground squirrel (U. elegans) 
    • Southern Idaho ground squirrel (U. endemicus) 
    • Piute ground squirrel (U. mollis) 
    • Arctic ground squirrel (U. parryii) 
    • Richardson's ground squirrel (U. richardsonii) 
    • Townsend's ground squirrel (U. townsendii) 
    • Long-tailed ground squirrel (U. undulatus)
    • Washington ground squirrel (U. washingtoni) 
    Xerospermophilus
    (pygmy ground squirrels)
    • Mohave ground squirrel (X. mohavensis) 
    • Perote ground squirrel (X. perotensis) 
    • Spotted ground squirrel (X. spilosoma) 
    • Round-tailed ground squirrel (X. tereticaudus)
    Category
    Taxon identifiers
    Spermophilus alashanicus


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