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Spermophilus dauricus (Daurian ground squirrel)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
11
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.33
EDGE Score: 1.46
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  151 grams

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Central China loess plateau mixed forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests China, Russia Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Daurian forest steppe China, Mongolia, Russia Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
East Siberian taiga Russia Palearctic Boreal Forests/Taiga
Eastern Gobi desert steppe China, Mongolia Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Huang He Plain mixed forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Manchurian mixed forests Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea, China, Russia Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Mongolian-Manchurian grassland China, Mongolia Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Nenjiang River grassland China Palearctic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Northeast China Plain deciduous forests China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Daurskiy Biosphere Reserve 562659 Russia  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Amphalius runatus runatus[2]
Amphipsylla daea[2]
Amphipsylla primaris mitis[2]
Amphipsylla tuta tuta[2]
Amphipsylla vinogradovi vinogradovi[2]
Archaeopsylla sinensis[2]
Ceratophyllus garei[2]
Citellophilus sungaris sungaris[2]
Citellophilus tesquorum mongolicus[2]
Coptopsylla lamellifer ardua[2]
Ctenophthalmus congeneroides[2]
Echinococcus multilocularis[3]
Frontopsylla aspiniformis[2]
Frontopsylla elata botis[2]
Frontopsylla elatoides elatoides[2]
Frontopsylla frontalis baikal[2]
Frontopsylla frontalis dubiosa[2]
Frontopsylla luculenta[2]
Frontopsylla wagneri[2]
Hystrichopsylla stenosterna[2]
Mesopsylla hebes hebes[2]
Neopsylla abagaitui[2]
Neopsylla bidentatiformis[2]
Neopsylla compar[2]
Neopsylla galea[2]
Neopsylla mana[2]
Neopsylla pleskei orientalis[2]
Neopsylla pleskei pleskei[2]
Nosopsyllus laeviceps kuzenkovi[2]
Ochotonobius hirticrus[2]
Ophthalmopsylla jettmari[2]
Ophthalmopsylla kukuschkini[2]
Ophthalmopsylla praefecta pernix[2]
Ophthalmopsylla praefecta praefecta[2]
Oropsylla alaskensis[2]
Oropsylla montana[2]
Oropsylla silantiewi[2]
Paradoxopsyllus dashidorzhii[2]
Pectinoctenus pavlovskii[2]
Pulex irritans (human flea)[2]
Rhadinopsylla dahurica dahurica[2]
Rhadinopsylla dives[2]
Rhadinopsylla insolita[2]
Rhadinopsylla jaonis[2]
Rhadinopsylla li transbaikalica[2]
Rhadinopsylla rothschildi[2]
Rhadinopsylla tenella[2]
Stenischia humilis[2]
Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea)[2]
Xenopsylla conformis conformis[2]

Range Map

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Citations

Species recognized by Hoffman R.S., 08-Jun-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Digestive tract morphology and food habits in six species of rodents, De-Hua WANG, Yan-Xin PEI, Jun-Cheng YANG and Zu-Wang WANG, Folia Zool. – 52(1): 51–55 (2003) ♦ 2International Flea Database ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access