Otospermophilus variegatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Common Rock 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

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873218

Original name as described

Sciurus variegatus

Type locality

"Mexico." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1898 to Valley of Mexico, near City of Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NM,NV,CO,TX,AZ,UT,CA,ID,OK)

Taxonomy notes

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-309.0

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001766

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.

Citellus (Otospermophilus) grammurus rupestris

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-21231

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-21231

Authority page

595

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Spermophilus macrourus

(E. T. Bennett, 1833)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.123

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c574e0e-1f4c-4a21-98e7-ce545b36b6df https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/567fef40-c0a7-4207-91d3-604c0a6668c4

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859481

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus grammurus tularosae

(Benson, 1932)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tularosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:50935

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:50935

Authority page

335

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Spermophilus variegatus tiburonensis

(J. K. Jones & R. W. Manning, 1989)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tiburonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:97612

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:97612

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56525835

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

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

Citellus variegatus robustus

(Durrant & R. M. Hansen, 1954)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:7668

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:7668

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36248452

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Citellus variegatus juglans

(V. O. Bailey, 1913)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

juglans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:148289

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b3952da4-d1ca-4193-822b-d64e46dfde3e

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337736

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Citellus grammurus utah

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186468

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/382664407-9591-417c-a3de-ec8ded66d8a1

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345269

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Spermophilus couchii

(S. F. Baird, 1855)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

couchii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:338 (= USNM:MAMM:A1255)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c2665feb-38ed-4d61-b91a-7d3742c7071c

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694446

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Sciurus buccatus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

buccatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1493

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29683793

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Tamias grammurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermophilus macrurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermophilus grammurus

(J. F. von Brandt, 1844)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. True (1885:594, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Spermophilus grammurus grammurus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

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 variegatus buckleyi

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

buckleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806534

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus couchii

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

couchii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806532

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus grammurus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806535

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus rupestris

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806531

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus tularosae

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tularosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806538

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus utah

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806539

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806529

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus variegatus variegatus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806529

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus variegatus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

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 (1982:371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus variegatus buckleyi

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

buckleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus couchii

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

couchii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus grammurus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus robustus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus rupestris

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus tularosae

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tularosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus utah

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Spermophilus variegatus variegatus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Otospermophilus variegatus buckleyi

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

buckleyi

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 variegatus couchii

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

couchii

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus robustus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

robustus

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus rupestris

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rupestris

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus tularosae

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tularosae

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus utah

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

utah

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)

Otospermophilus variegatus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

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 #20495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20495/22263993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otospermophilus variegatus variegatus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

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)

Sciurus versicolor

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

versicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966325

Authority publication

Leiden

Sciurus variegatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873218

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:421, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Lesson (1827:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Sciurus grammurus

(Say in James, 1823)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40217018

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Godman (1826:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  2. Lesson (1827:234, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Spermophilus buckleyi

(Slack, 1861)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

buckleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683443

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Citellus (Otospermophilus) grammerus

(M. A. Lawrence, 1993)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

grammerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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