Spermophilus xanthoprymnus

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Asia Minor 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

Bennett, E.T. 1835-09-25. A letter was read, addressed to the Secretary by Keith E. Abbott, Esq., Corr. Memb. Z.S., dated Trebizond, February 14, 1835. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835:89-92.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568599

Original name as described

Citillus Xanthoprymna

Other common names

Anatolian Ground Squirrel

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"vicinity of Erzeroun [= Erzurum]," eastern Turkey.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Armenia · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001784

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.

Citillus Xanthoprymna

(E. T. Bennett, 1835)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

xanthoprymnus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568599

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Spermophilus xanthoprymnus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

xanthoprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

371

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:371) (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 (2016:813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20496/22263838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Citellus concolor

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

523

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888270

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Citellus schmidti

(Satunin, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

schmidti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466492

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Citellus citellus gelengius

(B. Mursaloğlu, 1965)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gelengius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

78-109

Authority publication

Communications de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Ankara

Citellus xanthoprymnus arzniensis

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arzniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Moscow

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