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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001778

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 relictus ralli

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ralli

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 ralli

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ralli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136455/22266455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus nilkaensis

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nilkaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

814

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Citellus relictus ralli

(Kuznetsov, 1948)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ralli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Moscow

Spermophilus relictus nilkaensis

Hou Lanxin & Wang Sibo, 1989

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nilkaensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Journal of Northwestern Minorities College

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