Eutamias sibiricus

(Laxmann, 1769)

Siberian Chipmunk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Laxmann, E. 1769. Sibirische Briefe, herausgegeben von August Ludwig Schlo̊zer. Johann Christian Dieterich, Gottingen, 104 pp.

Original name as described

Sciurus sibiricus

Type locality

"Vicinity of Barnaul," Altaisk Krai, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · China · Mongolia · North Korea · South Korea · Japan

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tamias to Eutamias

Taxonomy notes citation

Patterson, B. D., & Norris, R. W. (2016). Towards a uniform nomenclature for ground squirrels: the status of the Holarctic chipmunks. Mammalia, 80(3), 241-251.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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