Spermophilus (Spermophilus) richardsonii (Sabine 1822)

[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).