Otospermophilus beecheyi

(J. Richardson, 1829)

California Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Richardson, J. 1829. Fauna Boreali-Americana. Part first, containing the quadrupeds. John Murray, London, 300 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984680

Original name as described

Arctomys (Spermophilus) Beecheyi

Other common names

Beechey's Ground Squirrel · Gray Digger

Type locality

"neighborhood of San Francisco and Monterey, in California."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NV,CA)

Taxonomy notes

includes atricapillus and previously included O. douglasii and likely includes another cryptic species; moved to Otospermophilus 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-309.1 · Phuong, M. A., Lim, M. C., Wait, D. R., Rowe, K. C., & Moritz, C. (2014). Delimiting species in the genus Otospermophilus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), using genetics, ecology, and morphology. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113(4), 1136-1151. · Phuong, M. A., Bi, K., & Moritz, C. (2017). Range instability leads to cytonuclear discordance in a morphologically cryptic ground squirrel species complex. Molecular ecology, 26(18), 4743-4755.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001765

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 nesioticus

(D. G. Elliot, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nesioticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11722

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=0565f00a-bd77-446f-8687-049f06b426b6

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2647695

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Citellus beecheyi nudipes

(Huey, 1931)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nudipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:2015

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-2015

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718621

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

Howell (1938:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beecheyi rupinarum

(Huey, 1931)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:8251

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-8251

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718622

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

Howell (1938:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beecheyi captus

(L. Kellogg, 1912)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

captus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:11264

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V11264&one=T

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology

Citellus beecheyi parvulus

(A. H. Howell, 1931)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:28068 (= USNM:MAMM:A40167)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ada3ace-cb6c-460e-8ecb-e8f52da4879e

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Howell (1938:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus beecheyi fisheri

(C. H. Merriam, 1893)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29318 (= USNM:MAMM:A41385)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314cf37b0-b43e-4ba1-8d36-96bbf4d25558

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10256470

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Citellus beecheyi sierrae

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sierrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88421

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3546628e5-6a32-477a-8a92-49be2e567694

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806546

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus Beecheyi

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Brandt (1844:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  3. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus grammurus Beecheyi

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

594

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:594, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Citellus atricapillus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atricapillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806554

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beecheyi

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806541

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1938:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)
  2. Orr (1949:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)

Citellus beecheyi beecheyi

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806541

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beecheyi fisheri

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806547

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beecheyi nesioticus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nesioticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806553

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus atricapillus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atricapillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus beecheyi beecheyi

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus beecheyi nesioticus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nesioticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus beecheyi nudipes

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nudipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus beecheyi parvulus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus beecheyi rupinarum

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus beecheyi sierrae

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sierrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Otospermophilus atricapillus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atricapillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Otospermophilus beecheyi

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20481/22263743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otospermophilus beecheyi beecheyi

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Otospermophilus beecheyi fisheri

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Otospermophilus beecheyi nesioticus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nesioticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Otospermophilus beecheyi nudipes

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nudipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Otospermophilus beecheyi parvulus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Otospermophilus beecheyi rupinarum

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Otospermophilus beecheyi sierrae

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sierrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Arctomys (Spermophilus) Beecheyi

(J. Richardson, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beecheyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984680

Authority publication

London

Sciurus (Macroxus) californicus

(Lesson, 1847)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

143-145

Authority publication

Paris

Spermophilus grammurus atricapillus

(W. E. Bryant, 1889)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atricapillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7133489

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Citellus beecheyi sierra

(R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2012)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sierra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

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