Spermophilus musicus

Ménétries, 1832

Caucasian Mountain 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

Cat. Raisonne des Objets de Zoologie, St. Petersbourg, 21

Original name as described

Spermophilus musicus

Type locality

"Il habite le Caucase sur les montagnes le plus élevées, et non loin des neiges éternelles." Restricted by P. A. Sviridenko in 1927 to "Ush-Kulan," Georgia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Ukraine · Georgia

Taxonomy notes

has been included under S. pygmaeus, although it has been retained as a distinct species in later publications

Taxonomy notes citation

KRYŠTUFEK, B., & Vohralík, V. (2012). Taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic rodents (Rodentia): Sciuridae: Xerinae 1 (Eutamias and Spermophilus). · Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2016. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001777

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 pygmaeus pallidus

(Orlov & Fenyuk, 1927)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 17449

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Mat. Contr. Faun. Lower Volga

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus orlovi

(Ellerman, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

orlovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 17449

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8414851

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

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

Citellus (Colobotis) musicus brauneri

(V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1917)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brauneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 33842

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Записки Крымского о-ва естествоиспытателей и любителей природы

Citellus (Colobotis) pygmaeus musicus natio saturatus

(Ognev, 1947)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific · preoccupied

Type

ZMMU S-11535

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-11535

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus magistri

(Heptner, 1948)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

magistri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMMU S-11535

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-11535

Authority page

709-712

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Citellus pygmaeus boehmii

(Krasovskiy, 1932)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

boehmii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-11690

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-11690

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Известия Ингушского Научно-Исследовательского Института

Name usages

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

Citellus (Colobotis) pygmaeus kalabuchovi

(Ognev, 1937)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kalabuchovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-7886

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-7886

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Citellus tridecemlineatus pallidus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806505

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus pygmaeus brauneri

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brauneri

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

magisteri

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

magisteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

809

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus pygmaeus musicus

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

musicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)

Spermophilus musicus

Ménétries, 1832

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

musicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42470/22265269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Citellus musicus planicola

(Satunin, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

planicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466504

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Citellus musicus typicus

(Satunin, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466503

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Citellus satunini

(Sviridenko, 1922)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

satunini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Bulletin du Musée du Caucasus

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus ellermani

(W. P. Harris, 1944)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ellermani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Citellus musicus sviridenkoi

(Gromov in Gromov, Bibikov, Kalabukhov, & Meyyer, 1965)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sviridenkoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Moscow

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