Neotamias sonomae

(J. Grinnell, 1915)

Sonoma 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

Univ. California Publ. Zool., vol. 12, 321

Original name as described

Eutamias sonomae

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:20825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:20825

Type locality

"One mile [1.6 km] west of Guerneville, Sonoma County, 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/1001758

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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 sonomae

(J. Grinnell, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonomae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:20825

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:20825

Authority page

321

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Eutamias townsendii alleni

(A. H. Howell, 1922)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:135177

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c229609f-c209-4866-b623-bc13a10599eb

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52846054

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Tamias sonomae

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonomae

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 sonomae alleni

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tamias sonomae sonomae

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonomae

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 sonomae

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sonomae

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 #400000327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42581/115191316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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