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Taxonomy
Arctomys columbianus was named by Ord (1815). It is extant.
It was recombined as Citellus columbianus by Sealander (1964); it was recombined as Spermophilus columbianus by Kurten and Anderson (1980).
It was recombined as Citellus columbianus by Sealander (1964); it was recombined as Spermophilus columbianus by Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1815 | Arctomys columbianus Ord |
1964 | Citellus columbianus Sealander p. 602 |
1980 | Spermophilus columbianus Kurten and Anderson p. 215 |
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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.
Spermophilus columbianus Ord 1815 [Columbian ground squirrel]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Fernández et al. 2000, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | Canada (Alberta) | Spermophilus columbianus (93528) | |
Holocene | USA (Montana) | Spermophilus columbianus (162133) |