Question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Yellow ground squirrel -  The yellow ground squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Afghanistan China Iran Kazakhstan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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Animal