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

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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

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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