Funambulus pennantii

Wroughton, 1905

Northern Palm Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wroughton, R.C. 1905-08-05. The common striped palm squirrel. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16(3):406-413.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725599

Original name as described

Funambulus pennantii

Other common names

Five-striped Palm Squirrel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.2.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ecf9264e-70d0-47c8-9e82-8b16e579d84c

Type locality

"Mandvi Taluka of Surat District," Guzerath, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Iran · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bangladesh

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001603

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 pennantii

Wroughton, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennantii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.2.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ecf9264e-70d0-47c8-9e82-8b16e579d84c

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725599

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8702/115088099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funambulus pennantii argentescens

Wroughton, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

argentescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.4.2.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9e037cef-8498-45b0-b997-c74040ccf6c4

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725600

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Funambulus pennanti lutescens

Wroughton, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.9.18.105

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb6a7753-2331-43d4-920a-fe09a68cdd2e

Authority page

429

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30152000

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funambulus pennanti argentescens

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

argentescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)

Funambulus pennanti pennanti

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)

Funambulus pennantii pennantii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennantii

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 (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Funambulus pennanti

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  3. Moore & Tate (1965:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764877) (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)

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