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
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/45977944Original 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
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