Also known as tarbahan or tarbagan. A rodent mammal of the Sciuridae family. A type of semi-subterranean squirrel with a stronger body, similar to that of a marmot. Body length 49-57.5cm, tail length 10.6-13cm. There are two types of body color: reddish brown in Europe and light wheat brown in Asia. Distributed in steppes from Poland, Russia, and Central Asia to northeastern China. They dig tunnels 20-25cm in diameter underground, 1.75-4.2m deep, and build nest chambers about 50cm in diameter at the end, living in family groups. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
別名,タルバハン,タルバガン(tarbagan)。齧歯(げつし)目リス科の哺乳類。マーモットに似て,さらに強靱な体をした半ば地下生のリスの1種。体長49~57.5cm,尾長10.6~13cm。体色に二つのタイプがあり,ヨーロッパにすむものは赤褐色,アジアのものは明るい麦茶色。ポーランド,ロシア,中央アジアから中国東北部までの草原(ステップ)に分布。地中に直径20~25cmのトンネルを,地下1.75~4.2mまで掘り進み,末端に直径50cmほどの巣室を設けて,家族群でくらす。
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