Sundasciurus fraterculus

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Fraternal 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1895-01-07. On some mammals collected by Dr. E. Modigliani in Sipora, Mentawei islands. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 34:660-672.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940709

Original name as described

Sciurus fraterculus

Type locality

"Sereinu," Sipora I, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001580

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 fraterculus

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940709

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

Thomas (1908:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62341)

Sciurus pumilus

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121627

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39823b074-b642-4c5c-9eda-b3e7f5db3fad

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809898

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Tomeutes fraterculus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fraterculus

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)

Tomeutes pumilus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pumilus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis pumilus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pumilus

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)

Sciurus lowii siberu

(Chasen & Kloss, 1928)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siberu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1488 (= ZRC RM 2056)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78721ef8-3c04-4af7-9f63-750e2bfb63a9

Authority page

824

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Sundasciurus fraterculus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fraterculus

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. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21154/115160836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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