Spermophilus alaschanicus

Büchner, 1888

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Büchner, E. 1888-09-01. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 1. Pp. 1–48 in Büchner, E. 1894. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 232 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758096

Original name as described

Spermophilus alaschanicus

Type material

ZIN S. 2127

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Southern Ala Shan," Desert, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Mongolia · China

Taxonomy notes

the specific epithet is often spelt 'alashanicus', but this is in error, as the original spelling is 'alaschanicus', which is followed here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001770

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.

Spermophilus obscurus

Büchner, 1888

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2125

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758090

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Spermophilus alaschanicus

Büchner, 1888

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alaschanicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2127

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758096

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Citellus alaschanicus dilutus

(Formozov, 1929)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dilutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 54805

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Leningrad

Name usages

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

Spermophilus alashanicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alashanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

366, 367

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:366, 367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20478/115158734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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