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Neotamias dorsalis (cliff chipmunk)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Tamias dorsalis was named by Baird (1855). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tamias dorsalis Baird
1897Eutamias dorsalis Merriam
1904Eutamias canescens Allen
1929Eutamias dorsalis Howell
1981Eutamias dorsalis Hall
2000Tamias dorsalis Piaggio and Spicer
2001Neotamias dorsalis Piaggio and Spicer

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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
genusNeotamiasHowell 1929
speciesdorsalis(Baird 1855)

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 dorsalis Baird 1855 [cliff chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias canescens Allen 1904 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available