Spermophilus relictus

(Kashkarov, 1923)

Relict 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

Trans. Turk. Sci. Soc., vol. 1, 185

Original name as described

Citellus musicus relictus

Type material

ZIN S. 66469

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Kara-Bura Gorge and Kumysh-Tagh Gorge in the Talus Ala Tau, Talassk. Obl., Kyrgyzstan."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan

Taxonomy notes

includes the name ralli

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001781

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.

Citellus musicus relictus

(Kashkarov, 1923)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

relictus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 66469

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

185

Authority publication

Trans. Sci. Soc. Turkestan

Spermophilus relictus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

relictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:370) (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. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20491/22264410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus relictus relictus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

relictus

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)

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