Spermophilus citellus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

European 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

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946276

Original name as described

Mus citellus

Other common names

European Souslik

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Austria, Bohemia, Polonia." Restricted by V. Martino and E. Martino in 1940 to Wagram, Austria.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Poland · Czech Republic · Austria · Slovakia · Hungary · Croatia · Serbia · North Macedonia · Greece · Turkey · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001772

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 citellus balcanicus

(Markov, 1957)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

balcanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BAS 10/54

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

465

Authority publication

Izvestija na Zoologiceskija Institut Sofija

Name usages

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

Citellus citellus karamani

(V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

karamani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1938.12.27.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/60b8a07e-0416-4149-9343-19d8d234d37c

Authority page

465

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Citellus citellus laskarevi

(V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

laskarevi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1938.12.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4cb790f7-3944-4ee5-ac9f-f1c3718d7718

Authority page

468

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Citellus citellus martinoi

(Peshchev, 1955)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

martinoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CZUS 170

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Izvestija na Zoologiceskija Institut Sofija

Mus citellus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citellus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946276

Authority publication

Stockholm

Citellus citellus thracius

(Mursaloğlu, 1964)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

thracius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UAnk 218

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Communs Fac. Sei. Univ. Ankara

Name usages

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

Citellus citellus gradojevici

(V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1929)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gradojevici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 33844

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

76

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Citellus citellus macedonicus

(Fraguedakis-Tsolis, 1977)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macedonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUP 10051

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Glis Citellus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873163

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Arctomys citellus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Cricetus citillus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

vii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Arctomys Citillus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lichtenstein (1823:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)

Spermophilus citillus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207711

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Brandt (1844:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Spermophilus citellus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20472/91282380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus citellus citellus

C. F. Nadler, R. S. Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch, & Sukernik, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445863

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Spermophilus citellus gradojevici

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gradojevici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Spermophilus citellus istricus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

istricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Spermophilus citellus martinoi

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

martinoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Mus citillus

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

citillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

76, 119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494904 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494947

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Arctomys zizel

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

zizel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Citellus citellus istricus

(Calinescu, 1934)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

istricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45372124

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Citellus citellus karamanni

(V. E. Martino, 1937)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

karamanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

465

Authority publication

Lovtsa

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