"iucn3.1" . . "*S. selevini (Argyropulo, 1941)" . . "The russet ground squirrel (Spermophilus major) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is also known as the Hibernating Large Ground Squirrel and the Large-Toothed Souslik. It is found in west central Asia where its natural habitat is temperate grassland."@en . . . . . . . "*S. rufescens (Keyserling and Blasius, 1840)" . . "Russet ground squirrel"@en . "*S. argyropuloi (Bazhanov, 1947)" . "LC" .