Spermophilus brevicauda

J. F. von Brandt, 1843

Brandt's 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

Brandt, J.F. von. 1843-04-24. Note sur une nouvelle espèce de Souslik (_Spermophilus brevicauda_). Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 1(23):364.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45977944

Original name as described

Spermophilus brevicauda

Type locality

"Habitat, ut videtur, in provinciis Altaicis australioribus versus lacum Balchasch."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Mongolia · China

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. selevini

Taxonomy notes citation

Simonov, E., Lopatina, N. V., Titov, S. V., Ivanova, A. D., Brandler, O. V., Surin, V. L., ... & Ermakov, O. A. (2024). Traditional multilocus phylogeny fails to fully resolve Palearctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus) relationships but reveals a new species endemic to West Siberia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108057.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001771

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 carruthersi

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

carruthersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.1.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c27fa57c-ba1e-4f65-8c91-c23a1186feff

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639150

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Spermophilus intermedius

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 355

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978161

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus brevicauda brevicauda

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Spermophilus brevicauda carruthersi

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

carruthersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Spermophilus brevicauda

J. F. von Brandt, 1843

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45977944

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:368, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136490/115208902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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