Spermophilus nilkaensis

Hou Lanxin & Wang Sibo, 1989

Tian Shan 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

Hou, L.-x. and Wang, S.-b. 1989. [A new subspecies of Tianshan souslik – Nilka subspecies]. Journal of Northwestern Minorities College 10(1):72-74.

Original name as described

Spermophilus relictus nilkaensis

Type locality

"5 km east of a village Zhaikou, altitude 1500 m," Nileke District, Xinjiang, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · China

Taxonomy notes

formerly known as ralli, but the name ralli Kuznetsov, 1948 is preoccupied by ralli Geptner, 1948 (a synonym of S. pygmaeus), leaving nilkaensis Hou Lanxin & Wang Sibo, 1989 as the next available name

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

Not Evaluated

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