The Genome Sequence of the European Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus Citellus (linnaeus, 1766) [version 1; Peer Review: 2 Approved, 1 Approved with Reservations]

We present a genome assembly from a female Spermophilus citellus (European ground squirrel; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Sciuridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 3,090.03 megabases. Most of the assembly (95.47%) is scaffolded into 20 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.45 kilobases.