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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 ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.
Ictidomys is a North American genus of rodent in the squirrel family, which contains the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, the Mexican ground squirrel, and the Rio Grande ground squirrel. These species were included in the species-rich ground squirrel genus Spermophilus until molecular data showed that this genus was not a natural, monophyletic ...
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.
The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. [2] It is found in Mexico and the United States . One of its closest relatives is the thirteen-lined ground squirrel ( Ictidomys tridecemlineatus ).
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Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...
A living Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (formerly Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), or thirteen-lined ground squirrel †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus †Spermophilus variegatus; Sphaerium †Sphaerium striatinum †Sphyreana; Spilogale †Spilogale microdens †Spilogale putorius †Spilogale rexroadi †Spinizoncolpites †Spinizoncolpites ...
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus; Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris; Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus; Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus; Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus; Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus; Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis introduced