Spermophilus dauricus

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Daurian 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. 1844-03-08. Observations sur les differentes espèces de Sousliks de Russie, suivies de remarques sur l'arrangement et la distribution geographique du genre Spermophilus, ainsi que sur la classification de la famille des Ecureuils (Sciurina) en general. Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 2(23-24):357-382.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Spermophilus dauricus

Type locality

"circa Tarei lacum exsiccatum Davuriae et ad Onon - Bursa rivum," Torei-Nor, Chitinskaya Oblast, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Mongolia · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001773

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 dauricus

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dauricus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

379

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 (1844:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Radde (1861:679, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)
  3. Radde (1862:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68933)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  9. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  10. Smith & Xie (2008:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  11. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  12. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20482/115158889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus mongolicus

A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mongolicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29127047

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  2. Büchner (1891:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68987)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus mongolicus umbratus

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

umbratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.3.5.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/864bd35f-5690-4e6d-a5d4-ae1ab64af5fe

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939290

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1909:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16316)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus mongolicus

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mongolicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097882

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1909:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16316)

Citellus mongolicus ramosus

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ramosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097882

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1909:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16316)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus obscurus siccus

(G. M. Allen, 1925)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siccus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:19924

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:19924

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Citellus dauricus yamashinai

(Kuroda, 1939)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yamashinai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YIO 814

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan

Spermophilus dauricus dauricus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dauricus

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

Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)

yamashinae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yamashinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

806

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus dauricus mongolicus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mongolicus

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 dauricus ramosus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ramosus

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)

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