Urocitellus elegans
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Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Marmotini
Genus: Urocitellus
Species: Urocitellus elegans
Subspecies: U. e. aureus –
U. e. elegans –
U. e. nevadensis
Name[edit]
Urocitellus elegans (Kennicott, 1863)
- Type locality: Fort Bridger, [Uinta Co., Wyoming, USA].
Synonyms[edit]
- Citellus elegans (Kennicott, 1863)
- Citellus kimballensis Kent, 1967
- Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863: 158 [Original combination]
Native distribution areas[edit]
North America
- United States
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
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