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Thirteen-Striped Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Photo by shaunnalf
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Field Notes

Description:

some sort of chipmunk thing :)

Notes:

Saw this lil guy when we went to see the snakes in Narcisse

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Ashish
Yes Kymberlee find it..!!
shaunnalf
I think it might have been this, but there are other guys that look kinda like him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen-lined_ground_squirrel
Kymberlee Ricke
I'm pretty sure it's a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen-lined_ground_squirrel
Ashish
Then must be a kind of mice...
shaunnalf
No... beavers are much bigger than this guy. He's about the size of my hand, and had next to no tail. Sorry it's blurry, he kept moving!
Ashish
Can it be a Beaver..? Picture is not clear.
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PublishedMay 11, 2011

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