Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
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.
| Thirteen-lined ground squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Ictidomys |
| Species: | I. tridecemlineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | |
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