Urocitellus

E200201

genus taxon

Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Urocitellus canonical	3
Urocitellus armatus	1
Urocitellus beldingi	1
Urocitellus brunneus	1
Urocitellus canus	1
Urocitellus columbianus	1
Urocitellus elegans	1
Urocitellus lateralis	1
Urocitellus mollis	1
Urocitellus parryii	1
Urocitellus richardsonii	1
Urocitellus saturatus	1
Urocitellus townsendii	1
Urocitellus towsendii	1
Urocitellus undulatus	1
Urocitellus washingtoni	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
behavior	burrowing ⓘ
bodyTemperatureRegulation	endothermic ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	ground squirrels ⓘ
describedAs	genus of ground squirrels ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole	prey for carnivores ⓘ soil aeration through burrowing ⓘ
family	Sciuridae ⓘ
hasFur	yes ⓘ
hasSpecies	Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus armatus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus beldingi Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus brunneus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus canus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus columbianus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus elegans Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus lateralis Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus mollis Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus parryii Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus richardsonii Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus saturatus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus townsendii Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus towsendii Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus undulatus Urocitellus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urocitellus washingtoni
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	diurnal ⓘ
locomotion	quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo	North America ⓘ
order	Rodentia ⓘ
parentTaxon	Marmotini ⓘ Sciuridae ⓘ Xerinae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy	seasonal breeding ⓘ
socialStructure	colonial or semi-colonial ⓘ
subfamily	Xerinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tribe	Marmotini ⓘ
typicalHabitat	grasslands ⓘ open habitats ⓘ steppes ⓘ
usesBurrowsFor	hibernation ⓘ protection from predators ⓘ raising young ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xerinae → includes → Urocitellus ⓘ

Marmotini → includesTaxon → Urocitellus ⓘ

Callospermophilus → relatedTo → Urocitellus ⓘ