Spermophilus (Spermophilus) brunneus A. H. Howell 1928

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Spermophilus (Spermophilus) brunneus A. H. Howell 1928

Spermophilus (Spermophilus) brunneus A. H. Howell 1928 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 41: 211.

Type Locality: "New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho [ USA]." .

Vernacular Names: Idaho Ground Squirrel.

Synonyms: Spermophilus (Spermophilus) endemicus Yensen 1991 .

Distribution: WC Idaho ( USA), in three isolated areas; north of Payette River to Hitt and Cuddy Mtns; between Cuddy and Seven Devils Mtns, and east of West Mtns.

Conservation: "...limited ranges and small breeding populations...vulnerable..." ( Yensen, 1991:597). U.S. ESA – Candidate taxon as S. b. endemicus, Threatened as S. b. brunneus ; IUCN - Critically Endangered as S. b. brunneus, Vulnerable as S. b. endemicus ; otherwise Endangered as S. brunneus .

Discussion: Subgenus Spermophilus ( Hall, 1981:385) . Includes endemicus , which "may be reaching species-level separation" ( Yensen, 1991:597). Included in clade which also contains canus and mollis . Population genetics analyzed by Gavin et al., 1999. Reviewed by Yensen and Sherman (1997, Mammalian Species No. 560).