Neotamias umbrinus

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Uinta 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 umbrinus

Other common names

Hidden Forest Uinta Chipmunk · Mount Ellen Uinta Chipmunk

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186463

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d26a2283-9ee9-4234-9bfb-654a36453b7c

Type locality

"Uintah Mountains, south of Ft. Bridger," Utah, USA. Restricted by A. H. Howell in 1929 to Blacks Fork, Uinta Mts, Summit County, Utah.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WY,CA,NV,UT,CO,ID,MT,AZ)

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/1001761

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 adsitus

(J. A. Allen, 1905)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adsitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28728

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28728

Authority page

118

Authority publication

The Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Science Bulletin

Eutamias umbrinus montanus

(J. A. White, 1953)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:20105

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90dd0473-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

576

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715630

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Eutamias umbrinus fremonti

(J. A. White, 1953)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fremonti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:41790

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=91d240ad-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715629

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Eutamias quadrivittatus nevadensis

(Burt, 1931)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 15884 (= Dickey collection 15884)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-15884

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Eutamias umbrinus sedulus

(J. A. White, 1953)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sedulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:158181

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cdfca3a3-f3df-4e86-be42-0be22fc4bc12

Authority page

573

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715627

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Tamias umbrinus

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

umbrinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186463

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d26a2283-9ee9-4234-9bfb-654a36453b7c

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Eutamias speciosus inyoensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inyoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29387 (= USNM:MAMM:A41462)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32a18247b-6ff9-4363-96fc-fdb9d4ec4d1f

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942338

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Tamias umbrinus adsitus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adsitus

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 (2016:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias umbrinus fremonti

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fremonti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tamias umbrinus inyoensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inyoensis

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 (2016:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias umbrinus montanus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

montanus

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 (2016:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Tamias umbrinus nevadensis

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tamias umbrinus sedulus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sedulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tamias umbrinus umbrinus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

umbrinus

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 (2016:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Neotamias umbrinus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

umbrinus

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 #400000330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42585/115192014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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