Ammospermophilus nelsoni

(C. H. Merriam, 1893)

Nelson's 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. 1893-12-28. Descriptions of eight new ground squirrels of the genera Spermophilus and Tamias from California, Texas, and Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 8:129-138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10256466

Original name as described

Spermophilus nelsoni

Type material

USNM:MAMM:54651

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce54a8a4-1c7b-436b-913f-9d27db32d25f

Type locality

"Tipton, San Joaquin Valley [Tulare Co.], California [USA]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001710

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.

Ammospermophilus nelsoni amplus

W. P. Taylor, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amplus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:16693

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:16693

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558557

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus nelsoni

(C. H. Merriam, 1893)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:54651

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce54a8a4-1c7b-436b-913f-9d27db32d25f

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10256466

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Citellus nelsoni

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806575

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nelsoni

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 #1149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1149/22251492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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