Funambulus layardi

(E. Blyth, 1849)

Layard's Palm Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Callosciurinae
Tribe : Funambulini
Genus : Funambulus
Subgenus : Funambulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1849. Note on the Sciuri inhabiting Ceylon, and those of the Tenasserim provinces. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 18(1):600-603.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128631

Original name as described

Sciurus Layardi

Type material

ZSI 9481

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Upland districts" (Sri Lanka). Restricted by O. Thomas in 1924 to "Ambigamoa Hills…Central Province (7°N., 80° 3´E)…"

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Sri Lanka

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001600

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.

Funambulus layardi signatus

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

signatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.1.73

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/981a936b-5a94-4935-9653-7567e547af40

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore & Tate (1965:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus Layardi

(E. Blyth, 1849)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

layardi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9481

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128631

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1849:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)
  2. Kelaart (1852:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  3. Blyth (1863:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Funambulus layardi dravidianus

H. C. Robinson, 1917

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dravidianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9773

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127862

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus Layardii

(E. L. Layard, 1851)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

layardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)

Funambulus Layardi

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

layardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336039

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)
  2. Robinson & Kloss (1918:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  3. Moore & Tate (1965:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Dissanayake & Oshida (2012:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12279)
  8. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8700/22260033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funambulus layardi layardi

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

layardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127069

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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