Notocitellus annulatus

(Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

Ring-tailed 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

Audubon, J.J. and Bachman, J. 1842. Descriptions of new species of quadrupeds inhabiting North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):280-323.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623317

Original name as described

Spermophilus annulatus

Type locality

"Western prairies."

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-309.3

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001763

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Spermophilus annulatus

(Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623317

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Allen (1897:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  3. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  8. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus annulatus goldmani

(C. H. Merriam, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:91259

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a3ad7eb-9d4d-424f-8b36-e8d7e072f536

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364909

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Citellus annulatus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806555

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus annulatus annulatus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806556

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus annulatus goldmani

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806557

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus annulatus annulatus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Notocitellus annulatus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

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 #20479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20479/22265951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Notocitellus annulatus annulatus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

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 annulatus goldmani

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

278

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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