Sundasciurus tenuis

(Horsfield, 1824)

Slender 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

Horsfield, T. 1824-01. No. VII. _Sciurus Plantani_. _Lutra leptonyx_. _Semnopithecus Pyrrhus_. _Rhinolophus nobilis_. _Brachypterix montana_. _Ardea speciosa_. _Muscicapa Banyumas_. _M. hirundinacea_. _Cuculus lugubris_. in Horsfield, T. 1824. Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Original name as described

Sciurus tenuis

Type locality

Singapore.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. altitudinis and S. tahan

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001595

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 siantanicus

(Chasen & Kloss, 1928)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

siantanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1490 (= ZRC RM 2639)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4161392-bc6d-4231-aeb5-6b8cfab19962

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Sciurus tenuis sordidus

(Kloss, 1911)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sordidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 2407/10

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814823

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Tomeutes tenuis tiomanicus

(H. C. Robinson, 1917)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tiomanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 728/15

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063846

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus modestus

(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

modestus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.13323.a, RMNH.MAM.13323.b, RMNH.MAM.13324.a, RMNH.MAM.13324.b, RMNH.MAM.13325.a, RMNH.MAM.13325.b, RMNH.MAM.13326.a, RMNH.MAM.13326.b, RMNH.MAM.13327.a, RMNH.MAM.13327.b, RMNH.MAM.13328, RMNH.MAM.13329.a, RMNH.MAM.13329.b, RMNH.MAM.13330.a, RMNH.MAM.13330.b, RMNH.MAM.13331.a, RMNH.MAM.13331.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13323.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13323.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13324.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13324.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13325.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13325.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13326.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13326.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13327.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13327.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13328 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13329.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13329.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13330.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13330.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13331.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.13331.b

Authority page

34, 55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103238 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103267

Authority publication

Leiden

Sciurus procerus

(G. S. Miller, 1901)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

procerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104698

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be463a16-30a8-47b5-abb0-93beccfce487

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872950

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sciurus bancarus

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bancarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114311

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39118dc2e-2bfe-49dd-8f38-718b54ac4d39

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612733

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Sciurus mansalaris

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mansalaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114633

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34dc54718-22a9-4811-8cc2-7c10189d0ee5

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612733

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Sciurus mansalaris batus

(Lyon, 1916)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

batus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121732

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c19c3c7e-30d7-4a49-a720-85ae6b183d55

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765715

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Sciurus tenuis surdus

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

surdus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:84412

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397ce841d-5163-4e1a-ad69-8e51ca656720

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872096

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Sciurus parvus

(G. S. Miller, 1901)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:84509

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/302fbff25-a83b-4a91-b119-09a1443f06d6

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339035

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Funambulus tenuis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Tomeutes tenuis

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

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

  1. Thomas (1915:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19890)
  2. Robinson & Kloss (1918:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Tomeutes tenuis bancarus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bancarus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis batus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

batus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis gunong

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gunong

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)

Tomeutes tenuis mansalaris

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mansalaris

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)

Tomeutes tenuis modestus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

modestus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis parvus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis sordidus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sordidus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis surdus

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

surdus

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)

Tomeutes tenuis tenuis

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

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 tenuis

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21164/22249784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sundasciurus tenuis bancarus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bancarus

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 (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sundasciurus tenuis modestus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

modestus

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 (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sundasciurus tenuis parvus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

parvus

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 (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sundasciurus tenuis procerus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

procerus

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 (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

sianticus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sianticus

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 tenuis tenuis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

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 (2016:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus tenuis

(Horsfield, 1824)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 26 (unnumbered p. 9)

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:874, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Blyth (1863:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sciurus tenuis gunong

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1914)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gunong

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19043361

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

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

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