Long-clawed Ground Squirrel

Long-clawed Ground SquirrelThe long-clawed ground squirrel is a ground-dwelling squirrel of Central Asian drylands. It is active by day and uses its long claws to dig.What does it look like?Its back is yellow-gray and its underside white, with no body stripes. Its foreclaws are long, and its coat length changes with the season.How does it live?The long-clawed ground squirrel is a ground-dwelling squirrel of Central Asian drylands. It is active by day and uses its long claws to dig.It is active during the day and mainly eats seeds, fruit, and green plants, sometimes also taking insects.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.