Ictidomys
Genus of rodents
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Ictidomys is a North American genus of rodent in the squirrel family, which contains the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, the Mexican ground squirrel, and the Rio Grande ground squirrel. These species were included in the species-rich ground squirrel genus Spermophilus until molecular data showed that this genus was not a natural, monophyletic grouping.
| Ictidomys | |
|---|---|
| |
| Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Marmotini |
| Genus: | Ictidomys J. A. Allen, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Citellus tridecemlineatus[1] Mitchill, 1821 | |
| Species | |
Species
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Ictidomys mexicanus | Central Mexico. |
 | Ictidomys parvidens | United States (Texas and New Mexico) and in north-eastern Mexico. |
 | Ictidomys tridecemlineatus | North America |