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Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897

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Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897

Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 195.

Type Locality: "Mendocino, [Mendocino Co.,] California." [USA].

Vernacular Names: Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk.

Distribution: Coast of N California from Van Duzen River south to S Sonoma Co. (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias. Elevated from subspecies of townsendii by Sutton and Nadler (1974); supported by Kain (1985), Sutton (1987), and Gannon and Lawlor (1989). Reviewed by Gannon et al. (1993, Mammalian Species No. 445).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 815, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Tamias
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Species
ochrogenys
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam, 1897 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Merriam, C. H. 1897. The generic names Ictis, Arctogale, and Arctogalidia. Science, 5: 302.
  • Sutton, D. A., and C. F. Nadler. 1974. Systematic revision of three Townsend chipmunks (Eutamias townsendii). Southwestern Naturalist, 19: 199 - 211.
  • Kain, D. E. 1985. The systematic status of Eutamias ochrogenys and Eutamias senex (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Unpubl. M. A. thesis, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 67 pp.
  • Sutton, D. A. 1987. Analysis of Pacific Coast Townsend chipmunks (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Southwestern Naturalist, 32: 371 - 376.
  • Gannon, W. L., and T. E. Lawlor. 1989. Variation of the chip vocalization of three species of Townsend chipmunks (genus Eutamias). Journal of Mammalogy, 70: 740 - 753.
  • Gannon, W. L., R. B. Forbes, and D. E. Kain. 1993. Tamias ochrogenys. Mammalian Species, 445: 1 - 4.