Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Riding Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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