Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis Kennicott 1863

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 : 809

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Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis Kennicott 1863 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 15: 157.

Type Locality: "Camp Floyd, near Fairfield, [Utah Co.,] Utah [ USA]." .

Vernacular Names: Piute Ground Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis subsp. mollis Kennicott 1863

Subspecies Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis subsp. artemesiae Merriam 1913

Subspecies Spermophilus (Spermophilus) mollis subsp. idahoensis Merriam 1913

Distribution: Two disjunct populations: in Washington, N of Yakima, and W of Columbia, rivers; and SE corner of Oregon, Snake River valley (Idaho) southward through Nevada (except extreme S), extreme EC California, and W Utah.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Spermophilus ( Hall, 1981:383) . Formerly considered a subspecies of townsendii ( Hall, 1981:383) , but differs chromosomally ( Nadler et al., 1984). No hybridization between mollis (2n=38) and adjacent canus (incl. vigilis ) (2n=46) has been reported (Rickart et al., 1985:97-98). Reviewed (in part) by Rickart (1987) as S. townsendii ; see that account below.