Spermophilus (Spermophilus) washingtoni A. H. Howell 1938

Spermophilus (Spermophilus) washingtoni A. H. Howell 1938, N. Amer. Fauna, 56: 69.

Type Locality: "Touchet, Walla Walla Co., Wash[ington]." [USA].

Vernacular Names: Washington Ground Squirrel.

Synonyms: Spermophilus (Spermophilus) loringi A. H. Howell 1938 .

Distribution: SE Washington, NE Oregon (USA).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Candidate taxon; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Spermophilus (Hall, 1981:384) . Current status assessed by Betts (1999). Reviewed by Rickart and Yensen (1991, Mammalian Species No. 371).