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Neotamias canipes (V. O. Bailey, 1902)

Gray-footed Chipmunk

Authority citation: Bailey, V.O. 1902-06-02. Seven new mammals from western Texas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:117-120.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365018

Original name as described: Eutamias cinereicollis canipes

Nominal names: canipes (V. O. Bailey, 1902) | sacramentoensis (Fleharty, 1960)


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Sciuridae -- Subfamily: Xerinae -- Tribe: Tamiini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:109229

Type locality: "Guadalupe Mts," Culberson County, Texas, USA. Restricted by A. H. Howell in 1929 to head of Dog Canyon, at 2130 m of altitude.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): United States (USA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species-specific notes: moved from Tamias to Neotamias
Citation: Patterson, B. D., & Norris, R. W. (2016). Towards a uniform nomenclature for ground squirrels: the status of the Holarctic chipmunks. Mammalia, 80(3), 241-251.


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