Urocitellus elegans

Urocitellus elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Marmotini
Genus: Urocitellus
Species: Urocitellus elegans
Subspecies: U. e. aureus – U. e. elegans – U. e. nevadensis

Name

Urocitellus elegans (Kennicott, 1863)

• Type locality: Fort Bridger, [Uinta Co., Wyoming, USA].

Synonyms

• Citellus elegans (Kennicott, 1863)
• Citellus kimballensis Kent, 1967
• Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863: 158 [Original combination]

Native distribution areas

North America

• United States

References

• Kennicott, R. 1863. Descriptions of four new species of Spermophilus, in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 157–158. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Wyoming Ground Squirrel

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