Common
Plains and GrasslandsEuropean Souslik
Spermophilus citellusBlue
The European Souslik lives in open grasslands where visibility is survival, standing upright at burrow mouths to scan for raptors and terrestrial predators. Colonies communicate risk with sharp calls that ripple quickly through the group.
CommonEuropean SouslikIn battle
- HP
- 2,600
- ATK
- 2,550
- DEF
- 2,600
- Energy cost
- 4
Passive Skills
- Initial boost of dodge chance +90%, decreased by 10% for each round
- During the first 3 appearances, ATK +50%
- Before 1 hit received, ATK +50%
- At round end, if the animal dodged this round and has at least 2 consecutive dodges, gain DEF +50%
Attack Effects
- Self: 50% chance to trigger • ATK +100% (3 rounds)
The animal behind the card
Much of the year is dominated by feeding and preparation for a long hibernation period, when body reserves and secure burrows become the difference between spring return and loss. Digging activity also reshapes topsoil and creates shelter used by other small species.
As traditional grasslands decline or fragment, colonies become isolated and vulnerable. Protecting connected steppe habitat keeps this small ground squirrel in the system, along with the predator-prey dynamics that depend on it.
Bestiary facts
European souslik colonies use whistle alarms, turning grassland into a network of lookout posts.
- Body length
- 0.18–0.24 m
- Weight
- 0.2–0.34 kg
Chemistry links
- Conservation
- Endangered
- Remarkable Ability
- Expert Burrower
- Feeding Mode
- Omnivore
- Behavioral
- Gregarious Herd
- General Physical
- Bony Endoskeleton with Jointed Limbs
- Intermediate Physical
- Burrowing Quadruped
- Specific Physical
- Ever-Growing Incisors / Grinding Teeth (Flat Molars)
CommonEuropean Souslik
CommonEuropean Rabbit
Rare