Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus (rock squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciurus grammurus was named by Helgen et al. (2009). It is extant.

It was recombined as Otospermophilus grammurus by Schultz and Howard (1935); it was recombined as Citellus grammurus by Ayer (1936); it was recombined as Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus by Helgen et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Sciurus grammurus Say
1935Otospermophilus grammurus Schultz and Howard p. 279
1936Citellus grammurus Ayer p. 606
2009Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus Helgen et al.
2009Sciurus grammurus Helgen et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusOtospermophilusBrandt 1844
speciesvariegatus(Erxleben 1777)
subspeciesgrammurus()

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.

Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus Helgen et al. 2009 [rock squirrel]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available