Template:Did you know nominations/Ring-tailed ground squirrel

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 14:44, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Ring-tailed ground squirrel

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... that the ring-tailed ground squirrel is more dainty and agile than most ground squirrels?

Reviewed: Requirements Office
Comment: The source text states "... its motions are more light and agile than those of most spermophiles (Howell 1938)." In 1938, the genus Spermophilus was used for all the ground squirrels but this genus has now been split up.

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nominated at 07:03, 6 December 2014 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

I have viewed the original journal article and verified the citation is as stated. All is good to go. --ThaddeusB (talk) 22:47, 30 December 2014 (UTC)