The Alashan ground squirrel (''Spermophilus alashanicus'') is a species of
squirrel. It is native to
China and
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
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This squirrel lives at elevations up to 3200 meters. It lives on the steppe and in foothills and ]alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National Pa ...
meadows. In China it can be found in desert habitat. It is associated with the plant species '' Amygdalus pedunculata'' and '' A. polyrrhizum''.[
This species is long. It is brown or gray with a pale underside. In the summer it develops a chestnut wash along the shoulders. Most babies are born in June, with litter sizes ranging from one to nine.][
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References
Spermophilus
Mammals described in 1888
Taxa named by Eugen Büchner
Mammals of Mongolia
Rodents of China
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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