Neotamias ochrogenys

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Yellow-cheeked 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

Merriam, C.H. 1897-07-01. Notes on the chipmunks of the genus Eutamias occurring west of the east base of the Cascade-Sierra system, with descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:189-212.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942336

Original name as described

Eutamias townsendi ochrogenys

Other common names

Redwood Chipmunk

Type material

USNM:MAMM:67182

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36fa73840-158b-4381-b828-444e08519a55

Type locality

"Mendocino, [Mendocino Co.] California." (USA).

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

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/1001748

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 townsendi ochrogenys

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ochrogenys

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:67182

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36fa73840-158b-4381-b828-444e08519a55

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942336

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Eutamias townsendii ochrogenys

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ochrogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806035

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Tamias ochrogenys

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ochrogenys

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, 375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Neotamias ochrogenys

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ochrogenys

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 #400000318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42573/22267475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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