Urocitellus brunneus

(A. H. Howell, 1928)

Idaho 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

Howell, A.H. 1928-12-18. Descriptions of six new North American ground squirrels. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41:211-214.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645646

Original name as described

Citellus townsendii brunneus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:201963

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db007368-18d9-4b85-821a-61fde7eeacc6

Type locality

"New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho, [USA]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ID)

Taxonomy notes

moved to Urocitelus from Spermophilus; the subspecies endemicus is occasionally considered a distinct species, although this has not been followed in most subsequent publications and the data presented in the publication splitting the two species does not appear to strongly support a two species model

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-309.8 · Hoisington-Lopez, J. L., Waits, L. P., & Sullivan, J. (2012). Species limits and integrated taxonomy of the Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus): genetic and ecological differentiation. Journal of Mammalogy, 93(2), 589-604. · McLean, B. S., Jackson, D. J., & Cook, J. A. (2016). Rapid divergence and gene flow at high latitudes shape the history of Holarctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 102, 174-188.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001788

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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 townsendii brunneus

(A. H. Howell, 1928)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:201963

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db007368-18d9-4b85-821a-61fde7eeacc6

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645646

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Spermophilus brunneus endemicus

(Yensen, 1991)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

endemicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:565927

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36990b704-0e1a-4221-a012-c84272ad5b12

Authority page

596

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Turley, Holthuijzen, Dumas & Wilde (2003:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67217)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus brunneus

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806465

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus brunneus

(E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

New York

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 (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  4. Turley, Holthuijzen, Dumas & Wilde (2003:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67217)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus brunneus bruneus

(Turley, Holthuijzen, Dumas, & Wilde, 2003)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bruneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Turley, Holthuijzen, Dumas & Wilde (2003:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67217)

Spermophilus endemicus

(Busscher, 2009)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

endemicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_thesis

Authority page

iv

Authority publication

Boise State University

Urocitellus brunneus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunneus

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 (2016:803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20497/111881863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Urocitellus brunneus brunneus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunneus

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 (2016:803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus brunneus endemicus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

endemicus

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 (2016:803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus endemicus

Lohr, Yensen, Munger, & Novak, 2013

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

endemicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

983

Authority publication

Journal of Wildlife Management

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20498/117636227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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