Smith's Zokor | Animalz

Smith's ZokorSmith's zokor is a large burrowing rodent of grasslands and fields above 2,000 m. It eats mostly grasses and builds complex burrows in soft soil.What does it look like?Head-and-body length is 162–255 mm, tail length 34–39 mm, and weight 180–460 g. The back is dark brown; some individuals have a white blaze on the forehead.How does it live?Smith's zokor is a large burrowing rodent of grasslands and fields above 2,000 m. It eats mostly grasses and builds complex burrows in soft soil.It occurs in steppe, open fields, grassland, and cropland above 2,000 m, eats mainly grasses, and constructs complex burrows in soft, wet soils.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.