▁species ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁sous lik . ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁ground ▁squ ir rel s ▁are ▁typically ▁buff ▁in ▁colour , ▁but ▁may ▁vary ▁from ▁grey ish ▁to ▁dark ▁brown . ▁The ▁unders ide ▁and ▁lim bs ▁are ▁somewhat ▁pal er ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁body , ▁often ▁being ▁yellow ish ▁in ▁colour . ▁The ▁only ▁clear ▁mark ings ▁are ▁narrow ▁white ▁rings ▁around ▁the ▁eyes , ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁patch ▁on ▁the ▁ch in ▁and ▁thro at . ▁Fem ales ▁have ▁eight ▁or ▁ten ▁te ats , ▁and ▁both ▁sex es ▁possess ▁sc ent - produ cing ▁anal ▁g lands . ▁ ▁Distribution , ▁habitat , ▁and ▁di et ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁ground ▁squ ir rel s ▁are ▁found ▁throughout ▁central ▁and ▁eastern ▁An atol ia ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁extending ▁into ▁Iran ▁and ▁Armen ia ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁their ▁range . ▁Small , ▁isolated ▁populations ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁Ant al ya ▁and ▁ Ç u ku ro va ▁plain ▁regions ▁of ▁southern ▁An atol ia , ▁but ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁otherwise ▁absent ▁from ▁near - co ast al ▁regions ▁and ▁from ▁European ▁Turkey . ▁They ▁inhab it ▁ste ppe ▁country ▁and ▁al pine ▁me adows , ▁between ▁ ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁Although ▁two ▁sub species ▁of ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁ground ▁squ ir rel ▁were ▁formerly ▁recogn ised , ▁inhab iting ▁the ▁north west ▁high lands ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁low lands ▁of ▁An atol ia , ▁respectively , ▁there ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁little ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁to ▁support