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SPECIES Aplodontia rufa
Author: | Rafinesque, 1817. | Citation: | Am. Mon. Mag., 2: 45. | Common Name: | Sewellel | Type Locality: | USA, Oregon, neighborhood of Columbia River. Specimens from Marmot, Clackamas County, Oregon are considered typical (Taylor, 1918). | Distribution: | W coast of North America from SW British Columbia (Canada) to N California (USA), isolated populations in N and C California, extending into W Nevada. See Hall (1981:335). | Status: | U. S. ESA – Endangered as A. r. nigra; IUCN – Vulnerable as A. r. nigra and A. r. phaea; otherwise Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Reviewed by Carraway and Verts (1993; Mammalian Species, 431). |
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