Urocitellus beldingi

(C. H. Merriam, 1888)

Belding's Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Genus : Urocitellus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1888-12-28. Description of a new spermophile from California. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 4(1):317-321.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35430926

Original name as described

Spermophilus beldingi

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186467

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3481533a5-2b0b-42e8-a874-3d72c73cb766

Type locality

"Donner, [Placer Co.,] California [USA]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,ID,NV,CA,UT?)

Taxonomy notes

moved to Urocitelus from Spermophilus

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M., Cole, F. R., Helgen, L. E., & Wilson, D. E. (2009). Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, 90(2), 270-305. http://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.7

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001787

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 beldingi crebrus

(E. R. Hall, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

crebrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:70547

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:70547

Authority page

59

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Spermophilus beldingi

(C. H. Merriam, 1888)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186467

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3481533a5-2b0b-42e8-a874-3d72c73cb766

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35430926

Authority publication

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus oregonus

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:89177

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3790dd4d6-2da0-4d92-b133-677b440cb167

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263679

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Citellus oregonus

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806058

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Citellus beldingi

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806474

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1938:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)
  2. Orr (1949:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)

Citellus beldingi beldingi

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806474

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus beldingi oregonus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806476

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus beldingi beldingi

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus beldingi creber

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

creber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus beldingi oregonus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Urocitellus beldingi

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42464/22264836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Urocitellus beldingi beldingi

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beldingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus beldingi creber

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

creber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus beldingi oregonus

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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