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Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

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. Description It is brownish, with 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal lines (sometimes partially broken into spots) on its back and sides, creating rows of whitish spots within dark lines. Taxonomy This species has usually been placed in the genus…

Distribution

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