Neotamias dorsalis

(S. F. Baird, 1855)

Cliff Chipmunk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baird, S.F. 1855-06-15. Characteristics of some new species of Mammalia, collected by the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, Major W. H. Emory, U. S. A. Commissioner. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:331-333.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694446

Original name as described

Tamias dorsalis

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:4759 (= USNM:MAMM:119) (= USNM:MAMM:A3151), USNM:MAMM:120

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e4ad22c3-ef24-4d35-9f61-f1d4a892eda7 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:4759

Type locality

"Santa Rita, Grant County, New Mexico, USA."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

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

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tamias to Neotamias

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001743

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

Eutamias canescens

(J. A. Allen, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-23852

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-23852

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Tamias dorsalis

(S. F. Baird, 1855)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:4759 (= USNM:MAMM:119) (= USNM:MAMM:A3151), USNM:MAMM:120

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e4ad22c3-ef24-4d35-9f61-f1d4a892eda7 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:4759

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694446

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Eutamias dorsalis nidoensis

(Lidicker, 1960)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nidoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:124831

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:124831

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642260

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eutamias dorsalis grinnelli

(Burt, 1931)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grinnelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 15979 (= Dickey collection 15979)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-15979

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Eutamias dorsalis utahensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utahensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186457

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373ac33c9-11c0-4083-a42b-e74339758031

Authority page

210

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942340

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eutamias dorsalis carminis

(E. A. Goldman, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

carminis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:263378

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ab143592-bf70-4b32-af02-3faf9c8f5610

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510047

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eutamias dorsalis sonoriensis

(Callahan & R. Davis, 1977)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonoriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:398643

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/310eb3d0e-f580-4650-aa6e-4ad70965638c

Authority page

71

Authority publication

The Southwestern Naturalist

Tamias asiaticus dorsalis

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:593, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Tamias dorsalis carminis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

carminis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias dorsalis dorsalis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias dorsalis grinnelli

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grinnelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias dorsalis nidoensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nidoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias dorsalis sonoriensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonoriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias dorsalis utahensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utahensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Neotamias dorsalis

B. D. Patterson & R. W. Norris, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Patterson & Norris (2016:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32186)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42571/115190634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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