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title: "Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel"
description: "Ictidomys tridecemlineatus — Zoogdieren. The thirteen-lined ground squirrel, also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny, is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/thirteen-lined-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

> Ictidomys tridecemlineatus — Zoogdieren. The thirteen-lined ground squirrel, also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny, is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.

- Scientific name: *Ictidomys tridecemlineatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 6956
- Wikidata: [Q21727178](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21727178)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179988](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179988)

## Names

- en: Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
- de: Dreizehnstreifen-Ziesel
- es: Ardilla de tierra de trece rayas
- fr: Spermophile rayé

## Countries with the most observations

US (5148), CA (1307)

## Summary

The thirteen-lined ground squirrel, also known as the striped gopher, leopard ground squirrel, and squinny, is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen-lined_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thirteen-lined-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: taletendre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271280473

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/thirteen-lined-ground-squirrel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).