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Rock squirrels are one of the largest members of the family Sciuridae, with adults measuring up to 21 inches (53 cm) in length. [3] In front and on top, the squirrel's coat is a speckled grayish brown; on the rear and bottom, the gray becomes a more mottled brownish-black tone.
The Baja California rock squirrel (Otospermophilus atricapillus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. [2] It is endemic to Baja California, Mexico. [1] [2]
The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, [2] is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China , where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts of the country. [ 1 ]
Forrest's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti) References This page was last edited on 24 December 2024, at ...
Forrest's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China , where it inhabits cliffs covered in shrubby vegetation at an altitude around 3,000 m (9,800 ft).
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. [2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin, often (but not exclusively) living above ...
The Laotian rock rat or kha-nyou [2] (Laonastes aenigmamus, Lao: ຂະຍຸ), sometimes called the "rat-squirrel", is a species of rodent found in the Khammouan region of Laos. The species was first described in a 2005 article by Paulina Jenkins and coauthors, who considered the animal to be so distinct from all living rodents, they placed it ...