Nagai Island arctic ground squirrels are closer to ground squirrels in blood. They are similar in size to ordinary squirrels and are mainly distributed in Alaska, Nagai and other regions. Let me introduce the arctic ground squirrels of Yongjing Island in detail. Bar!

I. Basic information

[Chinese name]Nongjing Island arctic ground squirrel

[Kingdom] Animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

【Subclass】Zhenia Class

【Order】Rodents

【Suborder】Sciuridae

【Family】Sciuridae

【Subfamily】 African Ground Squirrel

[Family] Ground Squirrel

[Genus] Cucumber

[Species] Arctic Ground Squirrel

【Subspecies】Nagai Island arctic ground squirrel

Second, morphological characteristics

The head and body of the Nagai island arctic ground squirrel are 21.5~25 cm long, and the tail is 21.5~25 cm long. It is 5~7.5 cm long and weighs 635~700 grams. They are more closely related to groundhogs, with a flatter top and a small tail. Their coat is yellow with black and brown with white spots.

III. Geographical distributio

Nagai Island arctic ground squirrels are distributed in Alaska, Shumagin Islands, Nagai, Simeonoff, Koniuji Islands (USA).

IV. Protection level

Nagai Island arctic ground squirrel has been included in the 2008 Red List of Endangered Species ver 3.1 of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Low risk (LC).

These are the detailed introductions about the arctic ground squirrels on Yongjing Island. You can leave a message below to discuss, or you can continue to follow us to learn more about squirrels~