Neotamias siskiyou

(A. H. Howell, 1922)

Siskiyou 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

Howell, A.H. 1922-08-04. Diagnoses of seven new chipmunks of the genus Eutamias, with a list of the American species. Journal of Mammalogy 3(3):178-185.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52846053

Original name as described

Eutamias townsendii siskiyou

Type material

USNM:MAMM:161033

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35780a289-a11e-4a65-84e2-cae7df1b5008

Type locality

"Near summit of White Mountain, 1,829 m of altitude," Near summit of White Mountain, Siskiyou Mountains, [Siskiyou County,] California," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,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/1001756

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 siskiyou humboldti

(D. A. Sutton & B. D. Patterson, 2000)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

humboldti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:151706

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:151706

Authority page

312

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

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)

Eutamias townsendii siskiyou

(A. H. Howell, 1922)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siskiyou

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:161033

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35780a289-a11e-4a65-84e2-cae7df1b5008

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52846053

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Tamias siskiyou

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siskiyou

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 (1982:375) (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)

Tamias siskiyou siskiyou

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siskiyou

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 siskiyou

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siskiyou

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 #400000326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42580/22268201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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