Funambulus sublineatus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Pygmy 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-07. Mr. Waterhouse exhibited a new species of Squirrel from the Society's Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(62):19-20.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571076

Original name as described

Sciurus sublineatus

Other common names

Dusky-striped Squirrel · Dusky Palm Squirrel · Nilgiri Striped Squirrel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.321

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/768e3efc-3425-473e-9948-c3ed1e8f66db

Type locality

Nilgiri Hills, Madras, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

previously included F. obscurus

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/1001604

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 sublineatus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sublineatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.321

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/768e3efc-3425-473e-9948-c3ed1e8f66db

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571076

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Blyth (1863:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Kelaart (1890:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Sciurus Delessertii

(P. Gervais, 1841)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

delessertii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:217a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

171

Authority publication

L'Institut

Funambulus sublineatus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sublineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Thomas (1898:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)
  3. Robinson & Kloss (1918:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  4. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  5. Moore & Tate (1965:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  9. Dissanayake & Oshida (2012:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12279)
  10. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88813572/22259638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus trilineatus

(E. Blyth, 1847)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

trilineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

876

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126425

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:876, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Blyth (1849:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)
  3. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)

Funambulus sublineatus sublineatus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sublineatus

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 (1965:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Funambulus Delesserti

Lesson, 1842

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

delesserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1849:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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