| Name: | Persian Squirrel |
| Latin Name: | Sciurus anomalus |
| Hebrew name: | סנאי זהוב, sna’I zahov |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Distribution: | In well developed Mediterranean woodland, only on Ketef Si’on in the western Hermon. |
| Habitat: | Flat open areas, hills, mountain slopes and sandy areas in the Mediterranean region and south. |
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