Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii Bachman 1839

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 : 812

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scientific name	Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii Bachman 1839
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Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii Bachman 1839 , J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8: 61.

Type Locality: "On the Columbia River, about 300 miles [483 km] above its mouth." Restricted by A. H. Howell (1938:60, 62) to west bank of Walla Walla River near confluence with Columbia River [near Wallula, Walla Walla Co., Washington, USA].

Vernacular Names: Townsend's Ground Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii subsp. townsendii Bachman 1839

Subspecies Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii subsp. nancyae Nadler 1968

Distribution: SE Washington ( USA), S of Yakima River and W and N of Columbia River.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Subgenus Spermophilus ( Hall, 1981:382) . Formerly included two cytotypes ( mollis , canus ) now considered distinct species ( Nadler et al., 1984; Vorontsov and Lyapunova, 1970). Reviewed by Rickart (1987, Mammalian Species No. 268).