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Neotamias alpinus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Tamias alpinus was named by Merriam (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eutamias alpinus by Merriam (1897), Howell (1929), Hall (1981); it was recombined as Neotamias alpinus by Piaggio and Spicer (2001).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Tamias alpinus Merriam
1897Eutamias alpinus Merriam
1929Eutamias alpinus Howell
1981Eutamias alpinus Hall
1993Tamias alpinus Wilson and Reeder
2000Tamias alpinus Piaggio and Spicer
2001Neotamias alpinus Piaggio and Spicer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusNeotamiasHowell 1929
speciesalpinus(Merriam 1893)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Neotamias alpinus Merriam 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available