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The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny (formerly known as the leopard-spermophile in the age of Audubon), is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.
Maritime striped squirrel, T. maritimus; Cambodian striped squirrel, T. rodolphii; Swinhoe's striped squirrel, T. swinhoei; A fifth species was described in 2022: [3] Minshan striped squirrel, T. minshanica; Asiatic striped squirrels can be identified by the differences in the stripe pattern. For example, in some species, the stripe of the ...
The striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) is a species of squirrel native to Africa. It was first described by Geoffroy in 1803, [1] [4] but the binomial authority is sometimes incorrectly [5] cited as "Desmarest, 1817". [2] There are six subspecies. It is a moderately large ground squirrel with sandy-brown or dark-brown fur with a white ...
The tail is bushy, short with a black tip. Fur is soft, dense and short. Parts without fur are grayish. The characteristic features that distinguish this squirrel from other related Funambulus squirrels on the island is smaller size, darker coat, indistinct stripes, and its higher pitched, trilling bird-like voice.
Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei) is a small species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. [3] This species is found mostly in China and Southeast Asia. Their diet consists of mostly seeds, fruits, nuts and ginger nectar. Like most squirrels they live in forest areas with mountains, usually in groups.
Striped ground squirrel may refer to the following squirrels: The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus or Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), a North American species; Lariscus, a Southeast Asian genus of four species; Xerus erythropus, an African species.
Indian palm squirrel, Bangalore, India. The palm squirrel is about the size of a large chipmunk, with a bushy tail slightly shorter than its body. The back is a grizzled, grey-brown colour with three conspicuous white stripes which run from head to tail. The two outer stripes run from the forelegs to the hind legs only.
Abert's squirrel collecting nesting material View of an Abert's squirrel showing rusty/reddish stripe on back Sciurus aberti ferreus; foothills west of Denver. Abert's squirrels are 46–58 cm long with a tail of 19–25 cm. They are easily recognized by their long ear tufts, which extend up from each ear 2–3 cm.