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