Prosciurillus murinus

(S. Müller & Schlegel in Temminck, 1844)

Celebes 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

Temminck, C.J. 1844-03-22. No. 10. Mammalia, pp. 85-100; Aves, pls. 8-11; Pisces, pls. 4-6; Insecta, pp. 229-248, pls. 21-23 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/50103394

Original name as described

Sciurus murinus

Other common names

North Sulawesi Tree Squirrel

Type material

RMNH.MAM.13213.a, RMNH.MAM.13213.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13213.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13213.b

Type locality

"Celebes." Restricted by H. J. V. Sody in 1949 to NE Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001570

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 murinus

(S. Müller & Schlegel in Temminck, 1844)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13213.a, RMNH.MAM.13213.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13213.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13213.b

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103394

Authority publication

Leiden

Sciurillus murinus griseus

(Sody, 1949)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9827.a, RMNH.MAM.9827.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9827.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9827.b

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Treubia

Sciurus evidens

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

evidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:217814

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34e8d1495-2e1d-49bf-a67e-f8f1a7964b91

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332385

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sciurus murinus necopinus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

necopinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:218712

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b605954-e2f2-42de-977e-b25ac061b606

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332368

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Tomeutes murinus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613112

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1915:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19890)

Prosciurillus murinus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

murinus

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 (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18364/22256442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Prosciurillus murinus griseus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Prosciurillus murinus murinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Prosciurillus murinus necopinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

necopinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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