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Callospermophilus lateralis (golden-mantled ground squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciurus lateralis was named by Say (1823). It is extant. It is the type species of Callospermophilus.

It was recombined as Citellus lateralis by Sealander (1964); it was recombined as Spermophilus lateralis by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Callospermophilus lateralis by Helgen et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Sciurus lateralis Say
1890Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam
1932Callospermophilus chrysodeirus Gazin
1964Citellus lateralis Sealander p. 602
1980Spermophilus lateralis Kurten and Anderson p. 217
2009Callospermophilus lateralis Helgen et al.

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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
genusCallospermophilus
specieslateralis(Say 1823)

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.

Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 [golden-mantled ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam 1890 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available