Callosciurus quinquestriatus

(J. Anderson, 1871)

Anderson's 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

Anderson, J. 1871-06. On three new species of squirrels from Upper Burmah and the Kakhyen Hills, between Burmah and Yunan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(1):139-142.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28553950

Original name as described

Sciurus quinquestriatus

Type material

ZSI 9463

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"common at Ponsee, on the Kakhyen range of hills, east of Bhamo, at an elevation of from 2000 to 3000 ft" (Myanmar).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001549

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.

Sciurus beebei

(J. A. Allen, 1911)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

beebei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32624

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32624

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Callosciurus quinquestriatus imarius

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

imarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.7.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e89020fc-9298-4f02-b80f-e41fd65f6c81

Authority page

640

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Callosciurus quinquestriatus sylvester

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sylvester

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.10.5.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/90516898-ca15-4002-9605-d2bfd025946d

Authority page

641

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Sciurus quinquestriatus

(J. Anderson, 1871)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quinquestriatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9463

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28553950

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Tomeutes quinquestriatus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quinquestriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127047

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Callosciurus quinquestriatus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quinquestriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:184) (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 #3605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3605/22253368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Callosciurus flavimanus quinquestriatus

J. C. Moore & Tate, 1965

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quinquestriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764931

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Moore & Tate (1965:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)

Callosciurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

quinquestriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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