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Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Relatives in same Genus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (S. armatus)
California Ground Squirrel (S. beecheyi)
Belding's Ground Squirrel (S. beldingi)
Idaho Ground Squirrel (S. brunneus)
Columbian Ground Squirrel (S.
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
The Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) is resident across a large portion of the Central United States and Canada.
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Order Rodentia : Family Sciuridae : Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Mitchill) ...
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Behaviour
No observations regarding Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrels ...
The thirteen-lined ground squirrel, or "thirteen liner," is the small gopher-like animal often seen along roads in all but northeastern Minnesota.
Habits: The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is a strictly diurnal animal and is largely solitary, but may live in loose-knit colonies. Its home range is small and it forages only a short distance from its nest site.
In a North Dakota study, Swainson's hawks preyed primarily on northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides), Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii), meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), and thirteen-lined ground squirrel (S.
They eat primarily small mammals, such as eastern cottontail rabbits, thirteen-lined ground squirrels, and white-footed mice. They occasionally eat birds, snakes, large insects and other large invertebrates.
Fortunately, it doesn’t share a range with the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. Otherwise, it might have to stand side-by-side with the squirrel so we could distinguish between the species by counting and comparing the stripes down their backs.
What they eat: Coyotes are carnivorous (eat meat) -- they eat primarily small mammals, such as eastern cottontail rabbits, thirteen-lined ground squirrels, and white-footed mice.
No closed hunting season for opossum, porcupine, red squirrel, skunk, thirteen-lined ground squirrel, weasel, woodchuck, English (house) sparrow, European starling, and feral pigeon (rock dove). Click on link for additional rules.
Arctic Ground Squirrel (S. parryii)
Richardson's Ground Squirrel (S. richardsonii)
Spotted Ground Squirrel (S. spilosoma)
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (S. tridecemlineatus)
Rock Squirrel (S. variegatus) ...
 See also: Weasel, Grasshopper, Porcupine, Squirrel, Ground Squirrel
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