Sundasciurus tahan

(Bonhote, 1908)

Upland 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

Bonhote, J.L.J. 1908. Report on the mammals. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 3:1-11.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43718314

Original name as described

Sciurus tahan

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Gunong Tahan," (Malaysia).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia

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/1001594

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 tahan

(Bonhote, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tahan

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43718314

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

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

Tomeutes tenuis tahan

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tahan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127050

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Sundasciurus tahan

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tahan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

727

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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