Spermophilus fulvus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Yellow 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

Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Naturhistorischer Anhang. Pp. 113–150 in Eversmann, E. (eds.). Reise von Orenburg nach Buchara. E. H. G. Christiani, Berlin, 150 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405160

Original name as described

Arctomys fulvus

Other common names

Long-toothed Ground Squirrel · Long-toothed Souslik

Type locality

"Flusse Kuwandschur [= Kuvandzhur River]." Restricted by S. I. Ognev in 1963 to east of Mugodzhary Mountains, north of Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · China · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Iran · Afghanistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001775

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 fulvus parthianus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parthianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.6.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4fd5d4be-3b8c-4137-87a6-3ec8cfe4c582

Authority page

423

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613149

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Citellus fulvus oxianus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oxianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.4.3.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d67ea63-1594-4f09-a9f9-92b6d0815fc6

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613148

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Citellus fulvus minor

(Gromov, 1957)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 24719

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Cynomys concolor hypoleucos

(Satunin, 1909)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hypoleucos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 4174

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Citellus (Colobotis) fulvus orlovi

(Ognev, 1937)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

orlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-32533

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-32533

Authority page

318

Authority publication

Moscow

Citillus concolor

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Citillus fulvus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Citillus Persicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermophilus fulvus

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978155

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:368) (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 (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20484/22263403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus fulvus nigrimontanus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigrimontanus

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)

Spermophilus fulvus fulvus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fulvus

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)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Spermophilus fulvus hypoleucos

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hypoleucos

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)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Spermophilus fulvus oxianus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oxianus

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)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Maximos

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494950

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

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

Arctomys fulvus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405160

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1823:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  2. Schinz (1825:416, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Arctomys concolor

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

346

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Arctomys concolor Giganteus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

347

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Arctomys concolor var. nanus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

347

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Spermophilus concolor

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus fulvus nigrimontana

(Antipin, 1942)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigrimontanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

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

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