Tamiasciurus fremonti

(Audubon & Bachman, 1854)

Fremont's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus fremonti lychnuchus. Formerly Tamiasciurus hudsonicus lychnuchus, Red Squirrel. Also as Southwestern Red Squirrel.
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Location:USA, NM, Otero co., Sacramento mountainsDate taken:Jun 6, 2010

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Tribe : Sciurini
Genus : Tamiasciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Audubon, J.J. and Bachman, J. 1854. The Quadrupeds of North America. Vol. III. V. G. Audubon, New York, 348 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53706691

Original name as described

Sciurus Frémonti

Other common names

Southwestern Red Squirrel · Mount Graham Red Squirrel

Type material

ANSP 285

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Rocky Mountains."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM)

Taxonomy notes

split from T. hudsonicus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hope, A.G., Malaney, J.L., Bell, K.C., Salazar-Miralles, F., Chavez, A.S., Barber, B.R. and Cook, J.A. 2016. Revision of widespread red squirrels (genus: Tamiasciurus) highlights the complexity of speciation within North American forests. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100:170-182. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.014

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001705

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 19 names and synonyms.

Sciurus Frémonti

(Audubon & Bachman, 1854)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fremonti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 285

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53706691

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1890:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)
  2. Trouessart (1904:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Bailey (1905:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)

Sciurus Fremontii

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fremontii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Coues (1867:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41181575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68670)

Sciurus hudsonius Fremonti

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fremonti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sciurus fremonti mogollonensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mogollonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799621

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1890:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)
  2. Trouessart (1904:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciurus hudsonius mogollonensis

(Mearns, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mogollonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MS-2300

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2300

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898741

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Sciurus hudsonicus grahamensis

(J. A. Allen, 1894)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-7308, AMNH MS-9013

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-9013

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893522

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Sciurus fremonti neomexicanus

(J. A. Allen, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71690

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/351c48713-e6f7-420f-97a1-d69c1aefa22e

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893903

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus fremonti lychnuchus

(Stone & Rehn, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lychnuchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 11105

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6600390

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Bailey (1905:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)

Sciurus fremonti grahamensis

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grahamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

322

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423203

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:322, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciurus fremonti ruidoso

(Hatt, 1929)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ruidoso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

map facing p. 16

Authority publication

book

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