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)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys leucogaster
Plains Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys montanus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Badlands National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Badlands National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.