Sundasciurus altitudinis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Sumatran Mountain Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Robinson, H.C. and Kloss, C.B. 1916. Preliminary diagnoses of some new species and subspecies of mammals and birds obtained in Korinchi, West Sumatra, Feb.—June 1914. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 73:269-278.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41809745

Original name as described

Sciurus tenuis altitudinis

Type material

FMSM 471/14

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sungei Kring, Korinichi Peak," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from S. tenuis

Taxonomy notes citation

den Tex, R.-J., Thorington, R., Maldonado, J.E., Leondard, J.A. 2010. Speciation dynamics in the SE Asian tropics: Putting a time perspective on the phylogeny and biogeography of Sundaland tree squirrels, Sundasciurus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 711-720.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001576

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 tenuis altitudinis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

altitudinis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 471/14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41809745

Authority publication

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Tomeutes tenuis altitudinis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

altitudinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127051

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

altitudinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

altitudinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

788

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sundasciurus altitudinis

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

altitudinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

728

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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