Prosciurillus abstrusus

J. C. Moore, 1958

Secretive Dwarf Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Moore, J.C. 1958-03-21. A new species and a redefinition of the squirrel genus Prosciurillus of Celebes. American Museum Novitates 1890:1-5.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63231739

Original name as described

Prosciurillus abstrusus

Type material

AMNH M-101378

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101378

Type locality

"…Gunong Tanke Salokko, ‘Mengkoka Geb.' [Mekongga Gebirgte], in the southeastern peninsula of Celebes, latitude 3° 40' S., longtitude 121° 13' E." (Sulawesi, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001567

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.

Prosciurillus abstrusus

J. C. Moore, 1958

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abstrusus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-101378

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101378

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63231739

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18362/22256526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Prosciurillus obscurus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

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

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