Urocitellus idahoensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1913)

Snake River Plains 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

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1913-05-21. Six new ground squirrels of the _Citellus mollis_ group from Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26:135-138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337938

Original name as described

Citellus idahoensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:168290

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3663f2a41-af88-4e7d-9866-67a83f8e4b25

Type locality

"Payette, at junction of Payette and Snake River, [Payette County,] Idaho," United States.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ID)

Taxonomy notes

split from U. mollis

Taxonomy notes citation

McLean, B. S., Rickart, E. A., Cook, J. A., Guralnick, R. P., Burgin, C. J., & Lohr, K. (2024). Integrative species delimitation reveals an Idaho-endemic ground squirrel, Urocitellus idahoensis (Merriam 1913). Journal of Mammalogy, gyae135.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006909

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 mollis artemesiae

(C. H. Merriam, 1913)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:23489 (= USNM:MAMM:A30907)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4584227-ad5f-469f-88ec-8ab79b53b133

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337767

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Merriam (1913:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16185)

Citellus idahoensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1913)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:168290

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3663f2a41-af88-4e7d-9866-67a83f8e4b25

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337938

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1913:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16185)
  2. Howell (1938:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus mollus pessimus

(C. H. Merriam, 1913)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pessimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:23925 (= USNM:MAMM:A31330)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/313d4c156-a5f7-4d56-9876-2ceb9d3103dc

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337829

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1913:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16185)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Citellus townsendii artemesiae

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806458

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1938:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)

Citellus townsendii idahoensis

(W. B. Davis, 1939)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

182

Authority publication

Caldwell

Spermophilus townsendii artemesiae

(E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall & Kelson (1959:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69357)

Spermophilus townsendii idahoensis

(E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall & Kelson (1959:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69357)

Spermophilus townsendi artemesiae

(C. F. Nadler, 1968)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Name usages

Nadler (1968:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34972)

Spermophilus townsendi idahoensis

(C. F. Nadler, 1968)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Name usages

Nadler (1968:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34972)

Spermophilus mollis idahoensis

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

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 artemesiae

(Rickart, 1989)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

531

Authority publication

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology

Name usages

Rickart (1989:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67222)

Spermophilus idahoensis

(Rickart, 1989)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

531

Authority publication

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology

Name usages

Rickart (1989:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67222)

Spermophilus mollis artemesiae

(D. E. Wilson & Ruff, 1999)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

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

Spermophilus mollis artemisiae

(Yensen & P. W. Sherman, 2001)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemisiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science

Urocitellus mollis artemesiae

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

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 (2016:802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus mollis idahoensis

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

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 (2016:802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Urocitellus idahoensis artemesiae

McLean, Rickart, J. A. Cook, Guralnick, C. J. Burgin, & Lohr, 2024

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

artemesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

McLean, Rickart, Cook, Guralnick, Burgin & Lohr (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68381)

Urocitellus idahoensis

McLean, Rickart, J. A. Cook, Guralnick, C. J. Burgin, & Lohr, 2024

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

McLean, Rickart, Cook, Guralnick, Burgin & Lohr (2024:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68381)

Urocitellus idahoensis idahoensis

McLean, Rickart, J. A. Cook, Guralnick, C. J. Burgin, & Lohr, 2024

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

McLean, Rickart, Cook, Guralnick, Burgin & Lohr (2024:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68381)

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