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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.
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 has an alternating series —approximately 13 in number — of narrow, solid, whitish lines adjacent to broader, darker brown bands containing distinct white ...
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 ).
Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus.Like a number of other ground squirrels, they are sometimes called prairie dogs or gophers, though the latter name belongs more strictly to the pocket gophers of family Geomyidae, and the former to members of the genus Cynomys.
Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis; White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus; Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris
Rio Grande ground squirrel; T. Thirteen-lined ground squirrel This page was last edited on 17 August 2021, at 05:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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.