Dremomys rufigenis

(Blanford, 1878)

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blanford, W.T. 1878. Description of two apparently new Mammals from Tenasserim. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1878:71-72.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36170101

Original name as described

Sciurus rufigenis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.10.7.81

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a272fca-3cb3-4f44-8adb-42055bc10395

Type locality

Mt. Mooleyit, Tenasserim, Burma.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Malaysia

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. ornatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Balakireva, A. E., Abramova, A. V., Phuonga, B. X., & Rozhnova, V. V. (2021). Natural Diversity and Phylogeny of Asian Red-Cheeked Squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae, Dremomys) in Eastern Indochina. Biology Bulletin, 48, 581-594.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001554

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 rufigenis

(Blanford, 1878)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.10.7.81

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a272fca-3cb3-4f44-8adb-42055bc10395

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36170101

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blanford (1878:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35553323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68519)
  2. Blanford (1878:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36170101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68520)

Funambulus rufigenis

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336039

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1898:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)

Funambulus rufigenis fuscus

(Bonhote, 1907)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.6.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c62a7e1-f33d-4e16-a3b2-c50ff0de09cd

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209201

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Funambulus rufigenis belfieldi

(Bonhote, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.4.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fb39cc2c-e338-418f-8d24-fed35bd192aa

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43718309

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Zetis rufigenis

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222282

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1908:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62341)

Dremomys rufigenis adamsoni

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adamsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.4.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c28ae13-e8ff-41c9-851e-da84bf1c25df

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453330

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dremomys rufigenis opimus

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.5.5.195

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f62c1e0e-139a-45e3-9480-e1f945b1e245

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151788

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Dremomys rufigenis belfieldi

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dremomys rufigenis fuscus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dremomys rufigenis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thomas (1925:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14043)
  3. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  4. Moore & Tate (1965:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  9. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  10. Smith & Xie (2008:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  11. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6824/22256057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dremomys rufigenis rufigenis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufigenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765085) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Dremomys rufigenis laomache

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

laomache

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d9fd137c-6934-412f-ad13-b4a86b00430d

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626597

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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