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--> GENUS Spermophilus
--> SUBGENUS Spermophilus
SPECIES Spermophilus (Spermophilus) armatus
Author: | Kennicott, 1863. | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 15: 158. | Common Name: | Uinta Ground Squirrel | Type Locality: | "In the foothills of the Uinta Mountains, near Fort Bridger, [Uinta Co.] Wyo[ming]." [USA]. | Distribution: | SC Utah to S Montana, SE Idaho to W Wyoming (USA). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Spermophilus (Hall, 1981:386). Largely allopatric with its sister species, beldingi (Harrison et al., 2003). Reviewed by Eshelman and Sonnemann (2000; Mammalian Species No. 637). |
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