Spermophilopsis leptodactylus

E736499

Spermophilopsis leptodactylus is a species of ground squirrel in the tribe Xerini, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Central Asia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Spermophilopsis leptodactylus canonical 2
Spermophilopsis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ground squirrel ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ
activityPattern active above ground mainly in warmer months ⓘ
authority (Lichtenstein, 1823) ⓘ
belongsTo Xerinae ⓘ
binomialName Spermophilopsis leptodactylus ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName long-clawed ground squirrel ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet green plant material ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
roots ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
family Sciuridae ⓘ
genus Spermophilopsis ⓘ
linked to: Spermophilus
geographicDistribution Central Asian deserts and semi-deserts ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
desert margins ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
steppe ⓘ
hasCharacteristic adapted for digging ⓘ
elongated claws on forefeet ⓘ
hasVertebralColumn true ⓘ
isEndothermic true ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle burrowing ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
nativeTo Afghanistan ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
Uzbekistan ⓘ
northern Iran ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to litters in underground burrows ⓘ
socialStructure colonial or semi-colonial ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tribe Xerini ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xerini → containsSpecies → Spermophilopsis leptodactylus ⓘ
Protoxerini → containsTaxon → Spermophilopsis ⓘ
linked to: Spermophilopsis leptodactylus
Spermophilopsis leptodactylus → binomialName → Spermophilopsis leptodactylus ⓘ