Urocitellus columbianus

(G. Ord, 1815)

Columbian 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

Ord, G. 1815. Zoology. Pp. 290–361 in Guthrie, W. (eds.). A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. In two volumes. Vol. II. Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 603 pp.

Original name as described

Arctomys Columbianus

Type locality

"Between the forks of the Clearwater and Kooskooskie rivers" [Idaho Co., Idaho, USA].

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ID,OR,WA,MT)

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-309.6

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001790

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 columbianus albertae

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albertae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15539

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15539

Authority page

537 (footnote)

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Citellus columbianus ruficaudus

(A. H. Howell, 1928)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ruficaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:231942

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3405363a8-3937-4e61-98ef-a4ed10062048

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645647

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Howell (1938:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Anis. brachyura

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523835

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Anisonyx brachyura

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207708

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Arctomys brachyurus

(J. F. von Brandt, 1844)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978154

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Brandt (1844:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Cynomys columbianus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:593, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Spermophilus empetra erythroglutæus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

erythroglutaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

594

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:594, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Citellus columbianus

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806056

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Howell (1938:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus columbianus columbianus

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806056

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Howell (1938:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Spermophilus columbianus

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:367, 368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus columbianus columbianus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

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 columbianus ruficaudus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ruficaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Urocitellus columbianus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

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 (2016:800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42466/22265632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Urocitellus columbianus columbianus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

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 (2016:800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus columbianus ruficaudus

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ruficaudus

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 (2016:800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Arctomys Columbianus

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

292

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Anisonyx brachiura

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachiurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

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

Arctomys Parryi, var. β, erythrogluteia

(J. Richardson, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

erythrogluteius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984667

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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