Relict ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the relict ground squirrel live?

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

Uzbekistan

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 relict ground squirrel endangered?

The relict ground squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the relict ground squirrel?

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

About the relict ground squirrel

The relict ground squirrel (Spermophilus relictus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It is thought to be synonymous with Spermophilus ralli, whose name was formerly used for the Tian Shan ground squirrel (S. nilkaensis).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Relict ground squirrel (revision 1315235495), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q656721 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).