Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (thirteen-lined ground squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciurus tridecemlineatus was named by Mitchell (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Spermophilus tridecemlineatus by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Ictidomys tridecemlineatus by Mitchill (1821), Helgen et al. (2009), Eshelman et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Sciurus tridecemlineatus Mitchell
1821Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Mitchill
1980Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Kurten and Anderson p. 215
2009Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Helgen et al.
2025Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Eshelman et al. p. 96

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusIctidomysAllen 1877
speciestridecemlineatus(Mitchell 1821)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available