Alashan Ground Squirrel

The Alashan ground squirrel is a small terrestrial squirrel recorded from northern and north-central China and neighbouring southern Mongolia. It has a compact body, short ears and a relatively short tail, with subdued sandy or grey-brown coloration suited to open dry country. Available species accounts associate it with steppe, desert-edge grassland and mountain meadow, where it shelters and rests in underground burrows. (Wikipedia, general species account)