Russet Ground Squirrel

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Russet Ground Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Spermophilus
Species: S. major
Binomial name
Spermophilus major
(Pallas, 1778)

The Russet Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus major) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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