#0122 · 🦊 mammals

European Ground Squirrel

🇳🇱 Europese Grondeekhoorn ·Spermophilus citellus

ENendangered 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The European ground squirrel ( Spermophilus citellus ), also known as the European souslik , is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is among the few European species in the genus Spermophilus . Like all squirrels, it is a member of the rodent order. It is to be found in eastern Europe from southern Ukraine, to Asia Minor, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and north as far as Poland but the range...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,477iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,477 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.