Spermophilus suslicus

(von Güldenstädt, 1770)

Speckled 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

Güldenstädt, J.A. von. 1770. _Mus suslica_. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 14(1):389-402.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914290

Original name as described

Mus suslica

Other common names

Spotted Souslik

Type locality

"in campis vastissimus tanaicensibus precipue urbes et Tambov," Voronezh area, Voronezh Oblast, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ukraine · Russia

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. odessanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Simonov, E., Lopatina, N. V., Titov, S. V., Ivanova, A. D., Brandler, O. V., Surin, V. L., ... & Ermakov, O. A. (2024). Traditional multilocus phylogeny fails to fully resolve Palearctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus) relationships but reveals a new species endemic to West Siberia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108057.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001782

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.

Arctomys guttatus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Citillus guttatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttatus

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 guttatus

J. F. von Brandt, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978160

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Brandt (1844:375, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Spermophilus souslicus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

souslicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

135

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Spermophilus suslicus suslicus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

suslicus

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 (2009:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Spermophilus suslicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

suslicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

370, 371

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:370, 371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20492/95536261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spermophilus suslicus guttatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttatus

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 (2009:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Mus citillus Varietas guttata

(Pallas, 1770)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

566

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914467

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Mus suslica

(von Güldenstädt, 1770)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

suslicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

389

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914290

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Arctomys citellus leucopictus

(Donndorff, 1792)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leucopictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

486

Authority publication

Zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

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

Spermophilus guttulatus

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guttulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

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

Citellus suslicus averini

(Migulin, 1927)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

averini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Proc. N.H. Soc. Kharkov

Name usages

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

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