Spermophilus suslicus (Guldenstaedt, 1770) . Nova Comm. Acad. Sci. Petrop., 14:389.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S. S. R., Voronezhsk. ObL, near Voronezh (City) .

DISTRIBUTION: Steppes of C. and S. Europe, including Poland, E. Rumania, Ukraine north to Oka River and east to the Volga River (U.S. S.R.).

COMMENT: Subgenus Spermophilus; see Gromov et al., 1965:212. See also comment under pygmaeus .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002032024001.