Funambulus obscurus

(von Pelzeln & F. F. Kohl, 1886)

Dusky Striped 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

Authority citation

Pelzeln, A. von and Kohl, F.F. 1886-01. Ueber eine Sendung von Säugethieren und Vögeln aus Ceylon. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 35:525-528.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13999234

Original name as described

Sciurus palmarum var. obscura

Other common names

Sri Lankan Palm Squirrel

Type material

NMW B1525

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Kottawa, Sri Lanka.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Sri Lanka

Taxonomy notes

split from F. sublineatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Dissanayake, R., & Oshida, T. (2012). The systematics of the dusky striped squirrel, Funambulus sublineatus (Waterhouse, 1838)(Rodentia: Sciuridae) and its relationships to Layard's squirrel, Funambulus layardi Blyth, 1849. Journal of natural history, 46(1-2), 91-116.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001601

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 trilineatus

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

trilineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification · unjustified_emendation

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257253

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus palmarum var. obscura

(von Pelzeln & F. F. Kohl, 1886)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B1525

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

525

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13999234

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Funambulus kathleenae

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kathleenae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/419e538f-8c4c-4c1e-8df7-968fd8d6145e

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151561

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Funambulus sublineatus obscurus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

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. Phillips (1928:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67776)
  3. Phillips (1929:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
  4. Moore & Tate (1965:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Funambulus obscurus

Dissanayake & Oshida, 2012

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dissanayake & Oshida (2012:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12279)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88814157/88814203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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