Franklin's ground squirrel
| Franklin's ground squirrel | |
|---|---|
| In Alberta, Canada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Poliocitellus Howell, 1938 |
| Species: | P. franklinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Poliocitellus franklinii (Sabine, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus franklinii | |
Franklin's ground squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii) is a species of squirrel native to North America, and the only member of the genus Poliocitellus. Due to the destruction of prairie, the populations of Franklin's ground squirrel have dwindled, approaching levels of concern. Its decline in the eastern portion of its range is mostly attributed to habitat fragmentation.
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