Their scientific name is good too: Spermophilus beldingi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Isn't the name "Belding's ground squirrels"] Reference

It is not exactly in Europe, but a few months ago, a new squirrel was discovered in Turkey: Spermophilus taurensis.    From Wordnik.com.  [The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking] Reference

Other endemic fauna include the Mojave ground squirrel (Spermophilus Mojavensis) and Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Mojave desert] Reference

Endemic mammals include San Quintín Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes), and Baja California rock squirrel (Spermophilus atricapillus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Baja California desert] Reference

While hibernation during the winter is found in a few arctic mammals such as the Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), most homeothermic animals are active throughout the year.    From Wordnik.com.  [General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels] Reference

Common wildlife species in this ecoregion include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), rabbit (Sylvilagus spp.), ground squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) and significant waterfowl populations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern tall grasslands] Reference

Other mammals include predators such as mountain lions (Felis concolor), coyotes (Canis latrans) and prey such as black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus), and round-tailed ground squirrels (Spermophilus tereticaudus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sonoran desert] Reference

The most commonly seen mammals include chipmunk Eutamias spp., yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris, ground squirrel Spermophilus spp., black bear Ursus americanus, coyote Canis latrans and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yosemite National Park, United States] Reference

This ecoregion provides important seasonal staging and migration habitat for many waterfowl, and supports populations of caribou (Cervus elaphus), moose (Alces alces), Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), and Alaskan hare (Lepus othus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Alaska Peninsula montane taiga] Reference

The large tribe, of the marmots, which includes the three large genuses of Arctomys, Cynomys, and Spermophilus, is still more sociable and still more intelligent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution] Reference

Other threatened mammals include pond bat (Myotis dasycneme), barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), wolf (Canis lupus), steppe polecat (Mustela eversmannii), and spotted souslik (Spermophilus suslicus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Central European mixed forests] Reference

Other terrestrial species of economic importance to arctic residents include muskox, grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus), arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii).    From Wordnik.com.  [Indigenous peoples, animals, and climate in the Arctic] Reference

Characteristic wildlife of the Taiga ecoregion are woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus spp. caribou), moose (Alces alces), bison (Bison bison), wolf (Canis lupus), black bear (Ursus americanus), marten (Martes americana), lynx (Lynx canadensis), and Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryi).    From Wordnik.com.  [Northwest Territories taiga] Reference

Along with fox (Vulpes vulpes) and corsac (Vulpes corsac), one can find long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus), tolai hare (Lepus tolai), jackal (Canis aureus), badger (Meles meles), many rodent species such as ground squirrels (Spermophilus spp.), gerbils (Meriones spp.), and jerboas (Allactaga spp.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe] Reference

Squirrel, Thirteen-lined Ground Spermophilus tridecemlineatus 206.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

A small rodent (Spermophilus sp.?) but in a torn and moth-eaten condition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891] Reference

A golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference

Spermophilus richardsonii.    From Wordnik.com.  [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference

Characteristic wildlife species include caribou (Rangifer tarandus), moose (Alces alces), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), Stone’s and Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli spp.), grizzly and black bear (Ursus arctos and U. americanus), wolf (Canis lupus), coyote (Canis latrans), beaver (Castor canadensis), ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), hare (Lepus spp.), raven (Corvus corax), ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.) and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).    From Wordnik.com.  [Yukon Interior dry forests] Reference

Most common among mammals are fox (Vulpes vulpes), wolf (Canis lupus), jackal (Canis aureus), steppe cat (Felis libyca), weasel (Mustela nivalis), ground squirrel (Spermophilus), gerbils (Rhombomys, Meriones), voles (Microtus), hamsters (Calomyscus), desert hedgehogs (Hemiechinus); among birds, larks (Galerida), doves (Streptopelia), wheateaters (Oenanthe), Egyptian vulture (Gyps fulvus), saker falcon (Falco cherrug), hawks (Accipiter nisus, A. badius), buzzard (Buteo rufinus), kite (Milvus korshun), falcons (Falco tinnunculus), buntings (Emberiza), warblers (Sylvia), and shrikes (Lanius).    From Wordnik.com.  [Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert] Reference

Characteristic wildlife include moose (Alces alces), wolverine (Gulo gulo), snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), black bear (Ursus americanus), grizzly bear (U. arctos), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), pika (Ochotona collaris), bison (Bison bison), Stone’s sheep (Ovis dalli spp.), Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli spp.), weasel (Mustela spp.), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), beaver (Castor canadensis), muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryi), spruce grouse (Dendragapus canadensis), ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.), snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca), raptors, waterfowl, crane (Grus canadensis), and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Cordillera forests] Reference

The following animals from this ecoregion included in the IUCN Red Data List: (1) Mammals: corsac fox (Vulpes corsac), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica), giant mole-rat (Spalax giganteus), steppe pika (Ochotona pusilla), bobac marmot (Marmota bobac), ground squirrel (Spermophilus major), birch ouse (Sicista subtilis), migratory hamster (Cricetulus migratorius); and (2) Birds: white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), pallid harrier (Circus macrourus), great bustard (Otis tarda), little bustard (Tetrax tetrax), black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) and sociable plover (Vanellus gregarius).    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh steppe] Reference