Neotamias quadrimaculatus

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Long-eared 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

Gray, J.E. 1867-12-01. Synopsis of the species of burrowing squirrels (Tamias) in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20(120):434-436.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222907

Original name as described

Tamias quadrimaculatus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1864.7.19.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78e7ae3a-0288-4059-98f3-6814f2768eaa

Type locality

"California, Michigan Bluff (Gruber)," Placer County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NV,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/1001751

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 quadrimaculatus

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quadrimaculatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.7.19.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78e7ae3a-0288-4059-98f3-6814f2768eaa

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222907

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias macrorhabdotes

(C. H. Merriam, 1886)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrorhabdotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186458

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/309e583b6-845a-422b-a3c0-f3622a725ea8

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2344175

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Eutamias quadrimaculatus

(Orr, 1949)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quadrimaculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority publication

San Francisco

Name usages

Orr (1949:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)

Neotamias quadrimaculatus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quadrimaculatus

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 #400000321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42575/22267619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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