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Spermophilus 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).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. matachisensis

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

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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
genusSpermophilusCuvier 1825
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.

Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:05:16
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:55:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Fernández et al. 2000, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (124319)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Citellus tridecemlineatus (20290)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20143 20154 20523)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20302)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20554 20555)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Oklahoma) Citellus tridecemlineatus (20309)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Citellus tridecemlineatus (20165 20168 20295 20301 20332 20391 20423 20516) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20427)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20504 20505 20506 20507 20514)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20163 20306)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20361 20362 20370)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20586)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (93332 123868 124198 124199)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (74144)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (20617)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (82258 103991 104758 124089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (104034 104035 104672)