Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque 1817)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Aplodontiidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 753-753 : 753

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scientific name	Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque 1817)
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[Anisonyx] rufa Rafinesque 1817 , Am. Mon. Mag., 2: 45.

Type Locality: USA, Oregon, neighborhood of Columbia River. Specimens from Marmot, Clackamas County, Oregon are considered typical ( Taylor, 1918).

Vernacular Names: Sewellel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. rufa Rafinesque 1817

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. californica Peters 1864

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. humboldtiana Taylor 1916

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. nigra Taylor 1914

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. pacifica Merriam 1899

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. phaea Merriam 1899

Subspecies Aplodontia rufa subsp. rainieri Merriam 1899

Distribution: W coast of North America from SW British Columbia ( Canada) to N California ( USA), isolated populations in N and C California, extending into W Nevada. See Hall (1981:335).

Conservation: U. S. ESA – Endangered as A. r. nigra ; IUCN – Vulnerable as A. r. nigra and A. r. phaea ; otherwise Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Carraway and Verts (1993; Mammalian Species, 431).