Spermophilus (Old World Ground Squirrels)

Genus

Old World Ground Squirrels

Spermophilus

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

Species in this group

Alashan Ground Squirrel
LC

Alashan Ground Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Spermophilus alashanicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
European Ground Squirrel
EN

European Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Spermophilus citellus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~60%
May
~50%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Old World Ground Squirrels

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
1 of 2
~60%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 2
~50%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 2
~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
2 Zoo Hluboka 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
3 Zoo de Doué 🇫🇷 France In captivity
4 Nordens Ark 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
5 Nuremberg Zoo 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
6 Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 28 in Nürnberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
7 Schönbrunn Zoo 🇦🇹 Austria In captivity
8 Attica Zoological Park 🇬🇷 Greece In captivity
9 Le Cornelle 🇮🇹 Italy In captivity
10 Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 12 in Nürnberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
11 Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 14 in Nürnberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
12 Tiergarten Am Tiergarten 6 in Nürnberg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
13 Réserve Zoologique de Calviac 🇫🇷 France In captivity