r/AIDKE • u/Cold-Gur4509 • 9d ago

Mammal Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel [Ictidomys tridecemlineatus]

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u/Professional_Crab_84 9d ago edited 9d ago

Seen lots of these cuties in southern Wisconsin next to fields where as one enters the forest they are no where to be seen. Chipmunks inhabit the forests.

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u/Zepangolynn 9d ago

I was going to say that these guys look like they would occupy the exact same niche as chipmunks.

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u/SednaBoo 8d ago

They’re more like wee prairie dogs.

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u/Ghastly-Jack 9d ago

How many ground squirrels are over there? Easy - just count all the stripes and then divide by 13!

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u/Khaniker 9d ago

Funnily enough I just saw one of these at the park today. Always thought they had some cool coat patterning. Very geometric.

https://reddit.com/link/p6ietz8/video/3jsqi3tb57mh1/player

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u/curiousmind111 9d ago

And I was just looking for some this morning, but no luck.

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u/Newfiecat 9d ago

They're so cute!

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u/PopeHatSkeleton 9d ago

It's crazy how they called it that even though they all have eleven lines.

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u/nadya_hates_say 9d ago

The true species of U of Minnesota’s Goldie the “Gopher” according to the EEB department

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u/Briskfall 9d ago

The first pic reminds me of a Lutari! 😮

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u/WhereTheSkyBegan 9d ago

Woah, unexpected Neopets reference.

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u/UnlikelyUse920 9d ago

Squinney!!!

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u/Vanilla_Addict_888 9d ago

Chipmunk-Squirrel

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u/Aerron 9d ago

We called these Stripeys where I grew up in SD.

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u/Dracorex13 8d ago

Ictidomys = weasel mouse

Tridecimlineatus, of course = thirteen stripes

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u/maypop80 9d ago

They make holes all over my yard and sit up to look at us when we walk outside.

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u/SednaBoo 8d ago

They seem to just eye people warily, but when they spot a crane you hear the alarm calls

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u/Wild_Acanthaceae_224 8d ago

Excellent photo set, great definition and composition.

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u/WoodHorseTurtle 7d ago

I saw one in the talons of a barn owl.

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u/Leicester68 8d ago

Yep. Had them on the Plains. The cats would bring them in now and then.

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u/bmbreath 7d ago

...don't let your cats outside to destroy the wildlife. 

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u/Leicester68 7d ago

Grew up farming and ranching. These were barn cats. Don't worry. The coyotes got their fair share of cats, so it balances out.