- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- It has been recorded from Qarachugh Plains in Erbil Governorate and Sabashakh and Baba Gurgur in Kirkuk Governorate. Governorate: Erbil
- Nearest City
- Erbil
- Coordinates
- 36.139693, 44.467397
It is a nocturnal species, although it is occasionally active during the day, particularly near the entrance of its burrow. It digs burrows with several entrances and chambers in the soil. At each entrance, there are mounds of excavated soil. In the KRI, we observed this species in the early morning at a burrow with two entrances; when it noticed us, it plugged both entrances. It is herbivorous, and its diet mainly consists of grasses, grains, roots, and cultivated fruits and vegetables.
Project contributors: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed.
Photo Credit: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed