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Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Park Synonyms:		Spermophilus tridecemlineatus pallidus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Sciuromorpha, Family Sciuridae, Genus Ictidomys, Species Spermophilus tridecemlineatus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Badlands National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Glacier National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Niobrara National Scenic River
Pipestone National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Voyageurs National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/28/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 8:17:48 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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