Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusIctidomys (Lined Ground Squirrels)
- SpeciesIctidomys tridecemlineatus (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 species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Tamias amoenus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Least Chipmunk
Tamias minimus
Red-tailed Chipmunk
Neotamias ruficaudus
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus richardsonii
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel at Glacier National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |