Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Eutamias malloryi, Tamias malloryi
Full reference: J. E. Martin. 1998. Two new sciurids, Eutamias malloryi and Parapaenemarmota (Rodentia), from the late Miocene (Hemphillian) of northern Oregon. Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum Research Report 6:31-42
Belongs to Neotamias according to A. J. Piaggio and G. S. Spicer 2001
See also Martin 1998 and Piaggio and Spicer 2000
Sister taxa: Neotamias alpinus, Neotamias amoenus, Neotamias bulleri, Neotamias canipes, Neotamias cinereicollis, Neotamias dorsalis, Neotamias durangae, Neotamias merriami, Neotamias obscurus, Neotamias ochrogenys, Neotamias panamintinus, Neotamias quadrimaculatus, Neotamias quadrivittatus, Neotamias ruficaudus, Neotamias rufus, Neotamias senex, Neotamias siskiyou, Neotamias sonomae, Neotamias speciosus, Neotamias townsendii, Neotamias umbrinus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Westend Blowout, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial sandstone/tuff in the Alkali Canyon Formation of Oregon
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Oregon, Washington collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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