Spermophilus pygmaeus

(Pallas, 1779)

Little 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

Pallas, P.S. 1779. Fasciculus II. Pp. 71–388 in Pallas, P.S. 1778-1779. Novae species quadrupedum e glirium ordine cum illustrationibus variis complurium ex hoc ordine animalium. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 388 pp.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Mus citillus varietas pygmea

Type material

ZIN S. 4205

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

"Indersk, Kazakhstan."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Russia

Taxonomy notes

may includes S. musicus

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/1001780

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 kazakstanicus

(G. G. Goodwin, 1935)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kazakstanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-85310

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-85310

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus palaeocaspicus

(Gromov, 1957)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

palaeocaspicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 24701

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Citellus mugosaricus natio herbicola

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

herbicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Type

ZIN S. 14049

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

278

Authority publication

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

Citellus pygmaeus septentrionalis

(Obolenskiy, 1927)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 27467

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Leningrad

Name usages

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

Mus citillus varietas pygmea

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

ZIN S. 4205

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Erlangen

Citellus pygmaeus jigulensis

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

jigulensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 50988

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

266

Authority publication

Moscow

Citellus pygmaeus Nikolskii

(Heptner, 1934)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nikolskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-5327

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-5327

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus pallidus natio arenicola

(Rall', 1935)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arenicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific · preoccupied

Type

ZMMU S-95899

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-95899

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Вестник микробиологии, эпидемиологии и паразитологии

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus ralli

(Heptner, 1948)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ralli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMMU S-95899

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-95899

Authority page

710

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

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

Citillus mugosaricus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mugosaricus

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)

Spermophilus mugosaricus

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mugosaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978157

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Brandt (1844:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Citellus (Citellus) citellus flavescens

(Trouessart, 1910)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9372336

Authority publication

Berlin

Spermophilus pygmaeus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:370) (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 #20490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20490/22264478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus pygmaeus herbicolus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

herbicolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

810

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:810) (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 pygmaeus mugosaricus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mugosaricus

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 pygmaeus pygmaeus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pygmaeus

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)

Mus citillus var. flavescens

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494955

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

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

Arctomys mugosaricus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mugosaricus

Validity status

synonym

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 (1825:415, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Citellus (Citellus) citellus pygmaeus

(Trouessart, 1910)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9372336

Authority publication

Berlin

Citellus mugosaricus n. herbidus

(V. E. Martino, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

herbidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Lûbitel' Prirody, Organ Petrogradskogo Obŝestva Lûbitelej Prirody

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus var. atricapilla

(Orlov, 1927)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atricapilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific · preoccupied

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Mat. Contr. Faun. Lower Volga

Name usages

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

Citellus binominatus

(Ellerman, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

binominatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8414849

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

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

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