Spermophilus (Spermophilus) townsendii Bachman 1839

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).