Ammospermophilus interpres

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Texas Antelope Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Genus : Ammospermophilus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Descriptions of five new ground squirrels of the genus Tamias. North American Fauna 4:17-22.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799812

Original name as described

Tamias interpres

Type material

USNM:MAMM:18162 (= USNM:MAMM:A25060)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e5a5ad6-c9e7-410a-a2df-4f404e14c0ce

Type locality

"El Paso, [El Paso Co.], Texas [USA]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NM,TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001708

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tamias interpres

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

interpres

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18162 (= USNM:MAMM:A25060)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37e5a5ad6-c9e7-410a-a2df-4f404e14c0ce

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799812

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Citellus interpres

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

interpres

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806573

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Ammospermophilus interpres

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

interpres

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42451/115189324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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