Neotamias merriami

(J. A. Allen, 1889)

Merriam's 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

Allen, J.A. 1889-10-21. Notes on a collection of mammals from southern Mexico, with descriptions of new species of the genera Sciurus, Tamias and Sigmodon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(16):165-181.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898640

Original name as described

Tamias asiaticus merriami

Type material

AMNH MO-728, AMNH MS-1157

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1157

Type locality

"San Bernardino Mts." San Bernardino County, California (USA).

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

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/1001745

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 asiaticus merriami

(J. A. Allen, 1889)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

merriami

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-728, AMNH MS-1157

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1157

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898640

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Tamias pricei

(J. A. Allen, 1895)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9552, AMNH MS-11288

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9552 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11288

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894481

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Eutamias merriami kernensis

(J. Grinnell & Storer, 1916)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kernensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:15022

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:15022

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558543

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Eutamias merriami mariposae

(J. Grinnell & Storer, 1916)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mariposae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:21855

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:21855

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558542

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Eutamias merriami

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

merriami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)

Tamias merriami

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

merriami

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 (1982:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias merriami kernensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kernensis

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 (2016:792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias merriami merriami

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

merriami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tamias merriami pricei

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Neotamias merriami

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

merriami

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 #400000315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21358/22269203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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