Franklin’s ground squirrel

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Franklin’s ground squirrel is a medium-sized, gray-brown North American ground squirrel known for its bushy tail and preference for tall-grass prairie and brushy habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Franklin’s ground squirrel canonical 2
Franklin ground squirrel 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ground squirrel ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
behavior hibernates in winter ⓘ
binomialAuthority (Sabine, 1822) ⓘ
bodyColor gray-brown ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Franklin ground squirrel ⓘ
Franklin’s ground squirrel ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
eats eggs ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalRole prey for carnivores ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ
family Sciuridae ⓘ
foundIn Canadian Prairies ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
genus Poliocitellus ⓘ
hasFur dense fur ⓘ
hasTail bushy tail ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter Sir John Franklin ⓘ
linked to: John Franklin
nativeTo Canada ⓘ
North America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
nestingSite underground burrows ⓘ
offspringPerLitter approximately 6 to 10 young ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relativeSize medium-sized ground squirrel ⓘ
reproduction gives birth once per year ⓘ
scientificName Poliocitellus franklinii ⓘ
linked to: Poliocitellus
socialBehavior colonial tendencies ⓘ
tailFunction used for balance and signaling ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat conversion of prairie to agriculture ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
typicalHabitat brushy habitats ⓘ
old fields ⓘ
shrubby edges ⓘ
tall-grass prairie ⓘ
woodland edges ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Poliocitellus franklinii → commonName → Franklin’s ground squirrel ⓘ
subject linked to: Poliocitellus
Poliocitellus → hasMember → Franklin’s ground squirrel ⓘ
Franklin’s ground squirrel → commonName → Franklin ground squirrel ⓘ
linked to: Franklin’s ground squirrel