Neotamias obscurus

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

California 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. 1890-06. A review of some of the North American ground squirrels of the genus Tamias. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(4):45-116.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1661

Original name as described

Tamias obscurus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:18050 (= USNM:MAMM:A24954)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37aa8291a-aec1-4353-b44d-f4ce40796d35

Type locality

"San Pedro [Mártir] Mountains," Baja California, Mexico.

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/1001747

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.

Eutamias merriami meridionalis

(E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1909)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:139597

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b1cd9ddb-6dbb-43e2-8d41-a32ec8dadfee

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329959

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Tamias obscurus

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18050 (= USNM:MAMM:A24954)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37aa8291a-aec1-4353-b44d-f4ce40796d35

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Eutamias obscurus davisi

(Callahan, 1977)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

davisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:398642

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3620b6e06-73d0-4102-ad96-5abd0045fbce

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Tamias obscurus davisi

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

davisi

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 (2016:793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias obscurus meridionalis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

meridionalis

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 (2016:793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias obscurus obscurus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

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 (2016:793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Neotamias obscurus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

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 #400000317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21359/22268421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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