Franklin’s ground squirrel
E740430
Franklin’s ground squirrel is a medium-sized, gray-brown North American ground squirrel known for its bushy tail and preference for tall-grass prairie and brushy habitats.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground squirrel
ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | hibernates in winter ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | (Sabine, 1822) ⓘ |
| bodyColor | gray-brown ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Franklin ground squirrel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin’s ground squirrel ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
eggs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey for carnivores
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canadian Prairies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Poliocitellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFur | dense fur ⓘ |
| hasTail | bushy tail ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir John Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingSite | underground burrows ⓘ |
| offspringPerLitter | approximately 6 to 10 young ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relativeSize | medium-sized ground squirrel ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth once per year ⓘ |
| scientificName | Poliocitellus franklinii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial tendencies ⓘ |
| tailFunction | used for balance and signaling ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
conversion of prairie to agriculture
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
brushy habitats
ⓘ
old fields ⓘ shrubby edges ⓘ tall-grass prairie ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Poliocitellus franklinii