Citellus townsendii townsendii (Bachman)
Townsend ground squirrel; sage rat
Spermophilus townsendii Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8:61, 1839.
Spermophilus mollis yakimensis [Merriam], Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12:70, March 24, 1898.
[Citellus mollis] yakimensis Trouessart, Cat. Mamm., Sup., p. 339, 1904.
Citellus townsendii townsendii [Howell], N. Amer. Fauna, 56:60, May 18, 1938.
Fig. 84B. Distribution of the Townsend and Washington ground squirrels in Washington. A. Citellus townsendii townsendii. B. Citellus washingtoni.
Type.—Obtained on the western bank of the Columbia River "about 300 miles above its mouth" (probably near the mouth of the Walla Walla or Touchet river; more exactly, opposite Wallula, in Benton County, Washington) by J. K. [Townsend] in July, 1836; type in Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.