Urocitellus canus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Marmotini
Genus: Urocitellus
Species: Urocitellus canus
Subspecies: U. c. canus – U. c. vigilis

Name

Urocitellus canus (Merriam, 1898)

• Type locality: Antelope, Wasco County, Oregon.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
• Citellus mollis canus (Merriam, 1898)
• Spermophilus canus (Merriam, 1898)
• Spermophilus mollis canus Merriam, 1898 (Original combination)
• Heterotypic
• Spermophilus vigilis Merriam, 1913

References

Primary references

• Merriam, C.H. 1898. Descriptions of six new ground squirrels from the western United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12: 69–71. BHL Reference page. : 70
• 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. DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1 JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Urocitellus canus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Merriam's Ground Squirrel