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SPECIES Spermophilus (Spermophilus) richardsonii
Author: | Sabine, 1822. | Citation: | Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 589. | Common Name: | Richardson's Ground Squirrel | Type Locality: | "Carleton-House," [Saskatchewan, Canada]. | Distribution: | N Great Plains in S Alberta, S Saskatchewan, S Manitoba (Canada), Montana (see Swenson, 1981), North Dakota, NE South Dakota, W Minnesota, and NW Iowa (USA). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Spermophilus (Hall, 1981:385). Formerly included elegans; see comment under that species. Reviewed by Michener and Koeppl (1985, Mammalian Species No. 243). |
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