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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Spermophilus townsendii | Townsend's Ground Squirrel 



ABBREVIATION : 
SPTO

COMMON NAMES : 
   Townsend's ground squirrel


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of the Townsend's ground squirrel
is Spermophilus townsendii Bachman.  It is in the family Sciuridae
[9,14].  Seven subspecies are recognized [9]:

S. t. artemesiae (Merriam)  sagebrush or least Idaho ground squirrel
S. t. canus Merriam  gray ground squirrel
S. t. idahoensis (Merriam)  Snake Valley or Payette ground squirrel
T. t. mollis Kennicott  Piute ground squirrel
S. t. nancyae Nadler
S. t. townsendii Bachman
S. t. vigilis (Merriam)  Malheur ground squirrel
  


ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
C. L. Bushey, July 1986


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, April 1996


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1996; Fischer, W. C. 1987; Bushey, C. L. 1986. Spermophilus
townsendii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Spermophilus townsendii | Townsend's Ground Squirrel