Asia Minor ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asia Minor ground squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Spermophilus xanthoprymnus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Asia Minor ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Turkey

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asia Minor ground squirrel endangered?

The Asia Minor ground squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asia Minor ground squirrel?

The Asia Minor ground squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Spermophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asia Minor ground squirrel

The Asia Minor ground squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus), also known as Anatolian souslik, Anatolian ground squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. The scientific name roughly translates as "seed-lover with yellow underparts".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asia Minor ground squirrel (revision 1314874565), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770342 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).