Spermophilus selevini

(Argyropulo in Vinogradov & Argyropulo, 1941)

Selevin's 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

Authority citation

Vinogradov, B.S. and Argyropulo, A.I. 1941. Фауна СССР: Млекопитающие. Определитель грызунов. Издательство Академи Наук СССР, Moscow, 241 pp.

Original name as described

Citellus erythrogenys selevini

Type locality

vicinity of Dariya, Shet district, Karaganda region, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Russia

Taxonomy notes

split from S. brevicauda and includes some populations previously attributed to S. erythrogenys

Taxonomy notes citation

Simonov, E., Lopatina, N. V., Titov, S. V., Ivanova, A. D., Brandler, O. V., Surin, V. L., ... & Ermakov, O. A. (2024). Traditional multilocus phylogeny fails to fully resolve Palearctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus) relationships but reveals a new species endemic to West Siberia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108057.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006841

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 erythrogenys saryarka

(Selevin, 1937)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

saryarka

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority publication

Bûlleten' Sredne-Aziatskogo Universiteta

Name usages

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

Citellus erythrogenys selevini

(Argyropulo in Vinogradov & Argyropulo, 1941)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

selevini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Citellus pygmaeus iliensis

(Belyaev, 1945)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

iliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Izvestiya Akademiya Nauk Kazakhskoy SSR

Citellus erythrogenys brunnescens

(Belyaev, 1954)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3-102

Authority publication

Trudy Respublikovoj Stancii Zaŝity Rastenij, Kazahskij Filial Vsesoûznoj Akademii Sel'skohozâjstvennyh Nauk

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus major heptneri

(Vasil'yeva, 1964)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

heptneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-63558

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-63558

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Первая Годичная науч.-отчетн. конф. Биолого-почв ф-т МГУ

Name usages

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

ilensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

805

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus selevini

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

selevini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006841

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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