Brandt's Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus brevicauda Brandt, 1843
Also calledAertai Huangshu (zho) · Brandt Gelengisi (tur) · Brandt-Ziesel (deu) · Citello di Brandt (ita) · suseł krótkoogonowy (pol) · Брандт сарышұнағы (kaz) · Короткохвостый суслик Брандта (rus) · Суслик Брандта (rus) · チビオハタリス (jpn) · 短尾黃鼠 (zho)
First described in: Bull. Acad. Sci., St. Petersbourg p.364
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. Brandt's Ground Squirrels are diurnal. They are active aboveground in late spring and summer and hibernate from late summer; they might estivate during extreme summer heat.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Semi-desert vegetation in dry steppes and low sparse brush.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Brandt's Ground Squirrel appears to be solitary and lives in loose and patchy colonies. High-pitched vocalizations can be heard at colonies, but it does not appear to be as vocal as other small ground squirrels.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Brandt's Ground Squirrel inhabits burrows near vegetation in which young are born.
Sciuridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4263797.