1. Hello everybody!
I am a European Souslik!

2. male = buck female = doe
baby = pup

3. Fur colour: yellow-brown-grey
Length: 20 cm
Weight: 200 – 400 g

4. pastures (Weideland)
dry, open steppes
meadows (Wiesen)
fields

7. plant shoots
seeds
nuts
roots
bugs
caterpillars

8. European Sousliks are listed as ENDANGERED on
the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species.
IUCN = International Union for Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources

9. reduction of pastures
destructions of habitats EN ED
expansion of cultivated areas (Erweiterung von Ackerland)
burning of pastures
use of chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers
construction of quarries (Bau von Schottergruben)

10. Learn more about me and my habitats and help to
educate others about their importance!

11. See you at
Perchtoldsdorfer Heide in
May or June! Bye, Bye!