Notocitellus adocetus

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Tropical Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Genus : Notocitellus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1903-05-29. Four new mammals, including a new genus (Teanopus), from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16:79-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345267

Original name as described

Citellus adocetus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:126129

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34fab9d57-1bb6-4b1c-99e0-b977ccade61e

Type locality

"La Salada, 40 miles [64 km] south of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

moved to Notocitellus from Spermophilus

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M., Cole, F. R., Helgen, L. E., & Wilson, D. E. (2009). Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, 90(2), 270-305. http://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.4

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001762

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.

Citellus adocetus

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:126129

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34fab9d57-1bb6-4b1c-99e0-b977ccade61e

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345267

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Howell (1938:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus adocetus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus adocetus adocetus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Notocitellus adocetus

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20477/22265744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Notocitellus adocetus adocetus

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Notocitellus adocetus infernatus

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

infernatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Citellus adocetus arceliae

(Villa-Ramírez, 1942)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arceliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología

Name usages

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

Spermophilus adocetus infernatus

(Álvarez & Ramírez-Pulido, 1968)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

infernatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

183

Authority publication

Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

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