Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

(Erxleben, 1777)

North American Red Squirrel

Side view. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus loquax. Also as Pine Squirrel.
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Location:USA, NY, Essex Co., Lake PlacidDate taken:Jan 1, 1972

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 111

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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873213

Original name as described

Sciurus hudsonicus

Other common names

Pine Squirrel

Type locality

"ad fretum Hudsonis." Restricted by A. H. Howell in 1936 to the mouth of Severn River, Hudson Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WV, NM, NC, NJ, DE, OH, PA, ME, AZ, IN, VT, MD, WI, UT, ND, WY, IL, RI, VA, CO, MN, CT, GA, KY, AK, DC, NH, OR, MA, IA, SC, WA, ID, NY, SD, MI, MT, TN)

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. fremonti

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001706

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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

Total: 60 names and synonyms.

Sciurus hudsonicus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

416

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873213

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:416, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. De Kay (1842:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  3. Rhoads (1896:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)
  4. Allen (1896:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  5. Bangs (1897:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16570)
  6. Allen (1899:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15959)
  7. Osgood (1901:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14861)
  8. Allen (1903:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)
  9. Copeland & Church (1906:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34311)
  10. Hall (1934:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  11. Bailey (1936:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Sciurus hudsonius

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495204

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Zimmermann (1783:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  2. Boddaert (1785:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  3. Gmelin (1788:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Shaw (1801:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37618)
  6. Turton (1802:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772947) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  7. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  8. Fischer (1803:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
  9. Treviranus (1803:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  10. Wolf (1808:500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)
  11. Goldfuss (1809:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  12. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  13. Desmarest (1817:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60383)
  14. Muirhead (1819:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  15. Schinz (1821:302, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  16. Desmarest (1822:340, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  17. Sabine (1823:663, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32215470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68385)
  18. Desmoulins (1824:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48533436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39868)
  19. Godman (1826:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  20. Fischer (1829:349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  21. Gapper (1830:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13380889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68621)
  22. Wagler (1830:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  23. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  24. Lesson (1842:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  25. Gray (1843:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  26. Wagner (1844:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68331)
  27. Blyth (1847:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  28. Giebel (1855:651, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  29. Blainville (1855:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37133)
  30. Wied-Neuwied (1862:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68471)
  31. Blyth (1863:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  32. Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  33. Brayton (1882:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71942)
  34. True (1885:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  35. Allen (1891:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)
  36. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  37. Trouessart (1904:320, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  38. Swarth (1911:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68774)

sciurus rubrolineatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rubrolineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521739

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Desmoulins (1824:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48533434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39868)
  3. Schinz (1825:419, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  4. Lesson (1827:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Fischer (1829:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Tamias hudsonia

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

426

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523843

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1825:426, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)

Tamia hudsonia

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207699

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1833:446, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)

Tamias hudsonius

(Burmeister, 1837)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

812

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858147

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Burmeister (1837:812, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72421)

Sciurus lanuginosus

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lanuginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 295

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571162

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. De Kay (1842:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  3. Giebel (1855:652, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Sciurus Richardsoni

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 293

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571161

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Giebel (1855:651, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Sciurus Richardsonii

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623034

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Sciurus hudsonius hudsonius

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hudsonius

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)

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