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title: "Citello pigmeo"
description: "Spermophilus pygmaeus — Mammiferi. The little ground squirrel or little souslik (Spermophilus pygmaeus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/little-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Citello pigmeo

> Spermophilus pygmaeus — Mammiferi. The little ground squirrel or little souslik (Spermophilus pygmaeus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Spermophilus pygmaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 74
- Wikidata: [Q1765522](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765522)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46045](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46045)

## Names

- en: Little Ground Squirrel
- de: Kleinziesel
- fr: Souslik nain
- it: Citello pigmeo
- nl: Dwerggrondeekhoorn
- pl: Suseł karłowaty

## Countries with the most observations

RU (36), KZ (12)

## Summary

The little ground squirrel or little souslik (Spermophilus pygmaeus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found from Eastern Europe to Central Asia.
Its subspecies include Spermophilus pygmaeus pygmaeus, Spermophilus pygmaeus brauneri, Spermophilus pygmaeus herbicolus and  Spermophilus pygmaeus mugosaricus.  The Caucasian mountain ground squirrel (Spermophilus musicus) is now considered to be a separate species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Citello pigmeo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daderot · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citellus_pygmaeus_-_Museo_Civico_di_Storia_Naturale_Giacomo_Doria_-_Genoa,_Italy_-_DSC02783.JPG

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-ground-squirrel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).