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Franklin’s ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) is a local, little-known prairie mammal. Their distinctive call causes them to be known as whistle pigs. Sometimes they are also called grey gophers. In Illinois, Franklin’s ground squirrels prefer habitats with intermediate and tall grasses.
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Franklin's Ground Squirrel; (Spermophilus franklinii) ... Franklin's ground squirrel is a large squirrel with dark grayish-brown fur mixed with buff. The ears are rounded and set low on the long narrow head. The tail is only about half as long as the body. They summer molt (shedding of fur) every June.
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Franklin's Ground Squirrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franklin's Ground Squirrel ( Spermophilus franklinii ) is a species native to tallgrass American prairie, from Canada to the northcentral United States. The species hibernates from early fall to sp...
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Explains everything about Franklin's ground squirrel, member of the Rodentia order and the Sciuridae family. ... Franklin S Ground Squirrel Franklin's ground squirrel ) is a species native to tallgrass American squirrels when it can find insects, eggs, young b. (Full text)
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Description: Franklin's ground squirrel is differentiated from spotted and thirteen-lined ground squirrels by its larger size and dark color, and from the gray squirrel by its smaller, less bushy tail and smaller ears.
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These comments are typical in reference to the Franklin's ground squirrel. It seems to be one of the many species in the Midwest that has become uncommon ...
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Franklin's Ground Squirrel; Spermophilus franklinii ... Description: Franklin's ground squirrel is a long, slender ground squirrel with a gray bushy tail. Color of the dorsum is olive-gray to buff-gray, becoming paler on the sides with the underparts yellowish white to olive-gray.
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