Spermophilus (Spermophilus) richardsonii (Sabine 1822)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 811

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scientific name	Spermophilus (Spermophilus) richardsonii (Sabine 1822)
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[Arctomys] richardsonii Sabine 1822 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 589.

Type Locality: "Carleton-House," [Saskatchewan, Canada].

Vernacular Names: Richardson's Ground Squirrel.

Distribution: N Great Plains in S Alberta, S Saskatchewan, S Manitoba ( Canada), Montana (see Swenson, 1981), North Dakota, NE South Dakota, W Minnesota, and NW Iowa ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Spermophilus ( Hall, 1981:385) . Formerly included elegans ; see comment under that species. Reviewed by Michener and Koeppl (1985, Mammalian Species No. 243).