Spermophilus citellus (European Ground Squirrel) is a species of rodents in the family Sciuridae. They are native to the Palearctic. They are diurnalomnivores. Individuals can grow to 198.5 mm.
Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)