Exilisciurus exilis

(S. Müller, 1838)

Least Pygmy Squirrel

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Location:Malaysia, Sabah, Kinabatangan RiverDate taken:Jul 30, 2008

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2520

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Nannosciurinae
Tribe : Exilisciurini
Genus : Exilisciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Müller, S. 1838. Over eenige nieuwe zoogdieren van Borneo. Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie 5(1-2):134-150.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13474932

Original name as described

Sciurus exilis

Type material

RMNH.MAM.13318

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13318.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13318.b

Type locality

Tanah Laut, Kapuas River Basin, Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001556

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 6 names and synonyms.

Sciurus exilis

(S. Müller, 1838)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13318

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13318.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13318.b

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13474932

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:658, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Nannosciurus exilis

(de Elera, 1895)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853930

Authority publication

Manila

Name usages

  1. Elera (1895:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  2. Thomas (1898:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)
  3. Trouessart (1904:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Thomas (1908:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62341)
  5. Lyon (1911:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15501)
  6. Robinson & Kloss (1918:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  7. Chasen (1940:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  8. Davis (1962:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)

Nannosciurus exilis retectus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

retectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.7.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0fc1826d-6962-4577-9996-27f990b64863

Authority page

387

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63236794

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Chasen (1940:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Nannosciurus exilis exilis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127070

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Chasen (1940:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  3. Davis (1962:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)

Nannosciurus exilis sordidus

(Chasen & Kloss, 1928)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sordidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.10117 (= MZB 1189)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.10117.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.10117.b

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

  1. Chasen (1940:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Exilisciurus exilis

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8437/115087769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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