Sundasciurus moellendorffi

(Matschie, 1898)

Culion Tree 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

Matschie, P. 1898. Herr Matschie sprach über Säugethiere von den Philippinen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1898:38-43.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790760

Original name as described

Sciurus möllendorffi

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Calamianes...von Culion" (= Calamian I, Philippines).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001587

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 albicauda

(Matschie, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790761

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Sciurus möllendorffi

(Matschie, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790760

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Sundasciurus (Aletesciurus) mollendorffi

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mollendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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 (1980:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Sundasciurus albicauda

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sundasciurus moellendorffi

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21159/22250089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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