Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821) is a animal in the Sciuridae family, order Rodentia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus is a brownish species with 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal markings on its back and sides.

Family
Genus
Ictidomys
Order
Rodentia
Class
Mammalia

About Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)

Scientific name: Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821).

Description: This species has a brownish base color. Thirteen alternating brown and whitish longitudinal stripes run along its back and sides; these stripes are sometimes partially broken into spots, which forms rows of whitish spots within the dark brown stripes.

Photo: (c) Ryan Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ryan Douglas · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Ictidomys

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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