Urocitellus richardsonii

(Sabine, 1822)

Richardson'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

Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 13, p. 589, 1882.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755340

Original name as described

Arctomys richardsonii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:63a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7943826a-4ee4-4ab3-b36b-ce6bfb83cb75

Type locality

"Carleton-House," Saskatchewan, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(MN,ND,MT,SD,IA)

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-309.2

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001794

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 richardsonii

(Sabine, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:63a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7943826a-4ee4-4ab3-b36b-ce6bfb83cb75

Authority page

589

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755340

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:415, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Godman (1826:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)

Citellus kimballensis

(Kent, 1967)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kimballensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UNSM 61405, UNSM 61434

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum

Spermophilus Richardsonii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207711

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Brandt (1844:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Nadler, Hoffmann, Vorontsov, Koeppl, Deutsch & Sukernik (1982:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45445875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67221)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus Richardsoni

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsoni

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

  1. True (1885:594, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Spermophilus Richardsoni Richardsoni

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

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 richardsonii

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806466

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus richardsonii richardsonii

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806466

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Urocitellus richardsonii

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

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 #400000472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42561/22262546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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