Spermophilus columbianus (Ord 1815)

[Arctomys] columbianus Ord 1815, in: Guthrie, New Geogr., Hist., Coml. Grammar, Philadelphia, 2nd ed., Vol. 2: 292.

Type Locality: "Between the forks of the Clearwater and Kooskooskie rivers," [Idaho Co., Idaho, USA].

Vernacular Names: Columbian Ground Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Spermophilus columbianus subsp. columbianus Ord 1815

Subspecies Spermophilus columbianus subsp. ruficaudus A. H. Howell 1928

Distribution: SE British Columbia and W Alberta (Canada) to NE Oregon, C Idaho, and C Montana (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Urocitellus according to Gromov et al. (1965:196), but Hall (1981:381) included Urocitellus in subgenus Spermophilus . Chromosomes described by Nadler et al. (1975 a). Reviewed by Elliot and Flinders (1991, Mammalian Species No. 372).