Spermophilus alashanicus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Alashan ground squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species of squirrel. It is native to China and Mongolia. This squirrel lives at elevations up to 3200 meters. It lives on the steppe and in foothills and alpine meadows. In China it can be found in desert habitat. It is associated with the plant species Amygdalus pedunculata and A. polyrrhizum.
This species is 22 to 23 centimetres (8.7 to 9.1 in) long. It is brown or gray with a pale underside. In the summer it develops a chestnut wash along the shoulders. Most babies are born in June, with litter sizes ranging from one to nine. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Alashan Ground Squirrel sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alashan Ground Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, in our data
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alashan Ground Squirrel sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alashan Ground Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
