Petaurus ariel

(J. Gould, 1842)

Savanna Glider

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Petauroidea
Family : Petauridae
Subfamily : Petaurinae
Genus : Petaurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1842-06. Mr. Gould exhibited several Australian Mammals, from his own collection, which he considered to be new to science. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842:10-14.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679773

Original name as described

Belidea ariel

Other common names

Lesser Flying Phalanger · Lesser Flying Squirrel · Lesser Glider · Short-headed Flying Phalanger · Sugar Squirrel · Tasmanian Sugar Glider

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6235699d-9286-4a46-9455-d6af0d0e8f3c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b1cb77c2-3119-4149-b644-3c52c51e87b5

Type locality

Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

recently elevated to species status from P. breviceps; individuals in the Kimberley region likely represent a distinct undescribed species

Taxonomy notes citation

Cremona, T., Baker, A. M., Cooper, S. J., Montague-Drake, R., Stobo-Wilson, A. M., & Carthew, S. M. (2021). Integrative taxonomic investigation of Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae) reveals three distinct species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 191(2), 503-527.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000341

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Belidea ariel

(J. Gould, 1842)

Family

Petauridae

Root name

ariel

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6235699d-9286-4a46-9455-d6af0d0e8f3c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b1cb77c2-3119-4149-b644-3c52c51e87b5

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679773

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Petaurus breviceps ariel

Groves, 2005

Family

Petauridae

Root name

ariel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Petaurus ariel

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Petauridae

Root name

ariel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000341

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Petaurus arul

P. Gervais, 1847

Family

Petauridae

Root name

arul

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

706

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57440449

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

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