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Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus richardsonii

Description:

Dark brown on the upper side and tan underneath. The tail is shorter and less bushy than in other ground squirrels, and the external ears are so short as to look more like holes in the animal's head.

Habitat:

Grassy area next to a large marsh.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 8 years ago

Thank you Ava

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 years ago

This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Manitoba, Canada

Spotted on Sep 6, 2015
Submitted on Sep 14, 2015

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