Callosciurus inornatus

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Inornate Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Callosciurinae
Tribe : Callosciurini
Genus : Callosciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1867-10-01. Synopsis of the Asiatic Squirrels (Sciuridæ) in the collection of the British Museum, describing one new genus and some new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20(118):270-286.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624239

Original name as described

Macroxus inornatus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1862.8.18.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4abf477d-f799-44dc-87d6-adf5b722da85

Type locality

"Loo Mountains." Restricted by J. C. Moore and G. H. H. Tate in 1965 to mountains in Laos.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001541

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.

Macroxus inornatus

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inornatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.8.18.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4abf477d-f799-44dc-87d6-adf5b722da85

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624239

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Callosciurus imitator

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

imitator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.1.68

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58c9ec7e-6667-45a2-9876-a75a67a26d08

Authority page

502

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Callosciurus inornatus

J. C. Moore & Tate, 1965

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765014

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Moore & Tate (1965:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3597/22254170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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