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Neotamias rufus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Tamias rufus was named by Patterson (1984) [named as T. quadrivittatus rufus by Hoffmeister and Ellis 1979; raised to species level]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Neotamias rufus by Piaggio and Spicer (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Eutamias hopiensis Merriam
1984Tamias rufus Patterson
2001Neotamias rufus 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
speciesrufus(Patterson 1984)

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 rufus Patterson 1984
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Invalid names: Eutamias hopiensis Merriam 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available