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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Xerinae
--> TRIBE Marmotini
--> GENUS Spermophilus
--> SUBGENUS Spermophilus
SPECIES Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis
| Author: | Kennicott, 1863. | | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 15: 157. | | Common Name: | Piute Ground Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "Camp Floyd, near Fairfield, [Utah Co.,] Utah [USA]." | | Distribution: | Two disjunct populations: in Washington, N of Yakima, and W of Columbia, rivers; and SE corner of Oregon, Snake River valley (Idaho) southward through Nevada (except extreme S), extreme EC California, and W Utah. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Spermophilus (Hall, 1981:383). Formerly considered a subspecies of townsendii (Hall, 1981:383), but differs chromosomally (Nadler et al., 1984). No hybridization between mollis (2n=38) and adjacent canus (incl. vigilis) (2n=46) has been reported (Rickart et al., 1985:97-98). Reviewed (in part) by Rickart (1987) as S. townsendii; see that account below. |
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