The Taurus ground squirrel is restricted to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. It inhabits montane areas above 1,000 m and is active by day.
The dorsal fur is straw yellow and slightly grizzled. The underside is white to gray, the chin and cheeks buff, and the feet pale buff. The broad tail is similar in color to the back above, straw to reddish underneath, and black at the tip.
It inhabits montane environments above 1,000 m and is diurnal. The species account does not provide further detail about its behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.