Nannosciurus melanotis
(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)
Black-eared Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
Family | : Sciuridae |
Subfamily | : Callosciurinae |
Tribe | : Callosciurini |
Genus | : Nannosciurus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Temminck, C.J. 1840-04-24. No. 2. Introduction, pp. 9-57; Mammalia, pls. 4-6, 8-12; Reptilia, pl. 4; Pisces, pl. 1 in Temminck, C.J. 1839-1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Zoologie. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, not continuously paginated pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103266Original name as described
Sciurus melanotis
Type material
RMNH.MAM.13338.a, RMNH.MAM.13338.b
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13338.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13338.bType locality
"Borneo." Restricted by M. W. Lyon in 1906 and by L. R. Heaney in 1985 to Java.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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