Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Genus | Ictidomys |
| Species | Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S2 Imperiled
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- S2 Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S4 Apparently Secure
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2531. https://cavebiology.org/species/ictidomys-tridecemlineatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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