The Hudson Bay Arctic Ground Squirrel is a small squirrel species. I believe that many of you don't know much about the Hudson Bay Arctic Ground Squirrel, so let me introduce you to popular science. Let's take a look~

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Hudson Bay Arctic Ground Squirrel

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Eutheria

Order: Rodents

Suborder: Sciuridae

Family: Sciuridae

Subfamily: African Ground Squirrel

Family: Ground squirrel

Genus: Chinchilla

Species: Arctic ground squirrel

Subspecies: Hudson Bay Arctic ground squirrel

Alias: Arctic ground squirrel changed to named subspecies

Named time: 1825

Named by: Richardson

II. Physical characteristics

The Hudson Bay arctic ground squirrel has a head and body length of about 21.5-25 cm, a tail length of about 5-7.5 cm, and a weight of about 635-700 grams.

III. Distribution range

The Hudson Bay arctic ground squirrel is mainly distributed in northern Canada, from the Melville Peninsula to the western coast of Hudson Bay .

IV. Living habits

Hudson Bay arctic ground squirrels are usually active during the day and are most active in the early morning. live together.

The Hudson Bay arctic ground squirrel eats mostly plants, but occasionally they eat insects, carrion, and other small animals.

Female Hudson Bay arctic ground squirrels can give birth 2-3 times a year, and they can give birth to 4-6 offspring each time.

V. Protection Level

The Hudson Bay Arctic Ground Squirrel is a protected animal and is now listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ) in the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1.

The above is all about the Hudson Bay Arctic Ground Squirrel~ everyone knows it