Menetes berdmorei

(E. Blyth, 1849)

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1849. Note on the Sciuri inhabiting Ceylon, and those of the Tenasserim provinces. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 18(1):600-603.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128632

Original name as described

Sciurus Berdmorei

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Thougyeen district" (Tenasserim, Myanmar).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001565

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sciurus mouhotii

(J. E. Gray, 1861)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mouhotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1861.4.12.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c22957e8-0053-459d-880d-975184016835

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672653

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Menetes berdmorei consularis

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

consularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.6.6.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87f2d41e-0424-4cfa-b8a2-3860005bd50c

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453329

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:300, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765105) (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)

Menetes berdmorei moerescens

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

moerescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.6.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c27764c-7927-4bc7-bb94-9c75972f9adc

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453329

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Menetes berdmorei decoratus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

decoratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.4.3.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78efafe4-d7ed-4062-873c-603a57662064

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453329

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Menetes berdmorei rufescens

Kloss, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.4.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/effa7435-9b2e-4e2c-a5ac-21d2022736d6

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596770

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Menetes berdmorei umbrosus

Kloss, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

umbrosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.4.97

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3f68a28b-1759-4766-be9f-bb747587cc5a

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596769

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Menetes berdmorei peninsularis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss in Kloss, 1919

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.19.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8e069ecf-0928-4358-86bf-12d183749067

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12463894

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Name usages

  1. Moore & Tate (1965:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus Berdmorei

(E. Blyth, 1849)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

berdmorei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128632

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1849:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)
  2. Blyth (1863:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sciurus Pyrrocephalus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pyrrocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1864-682

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704405

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Menetes berdmorei koratensis

Gyldenstolpe, 1917

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

koratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM 4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891627

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Lariscus berdmorei amotus

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:124152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3226a9ebb-1f30-4b52-ac0d-fd35e4f59bf2

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30096150

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Funambulus Berdmorei

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

berdmorei

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)

Menetes berdmorei amotus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Menetes berdmorei

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

berdmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  3. Moore & Tate (1965:294, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13144/115109552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Menetes berdmorei berdmorei

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

berdmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:297, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Menetes berdmorei mouhoti

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mouhoti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Menetes berdmorei mouhotei

J. C. Moore & Tate, 1965

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mouhotei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765106

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Moore & Tate (1965:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2765106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorei pyrrocephalus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pyrrocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Menetes berdmorer berdmorei

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

berdmorei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorer consularis

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

consularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorer decoratus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

decoratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorer moerescens

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

moerescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorer peninsularis

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Menetes berdmorer pyrrocephalus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pyrrocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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