Ratufa macroura

(Pennant, 1769)

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Ratufinae
Genus : Ratufa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pennant, T. 1769. Indian Zoology. None, London, 14 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56772645

Original name as described

Sciurus macrourus

Other common names

Grizzled Giant Squirrel

Type locality

"Ceylon and Malabar...Malacca...Goa and Amboina." Restricted by W. W. A. Phillips in 1933 to highlands of Central and Uva Provinces, Sri Lanka.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Sri Lanka

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001609

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.

Ratufa macroura melanochra

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

melanochra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.1.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0844fb57-b674-462d-8f96-382773d8a08f

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151559

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Moore & Tate (1965:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ratufa macroura dandolena

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dandolena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.7.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/105ecc3d-6a59-44f8-bff7-e00ccef9c069

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151559

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ratufa macroura sinhala

W. W. A. Phillips, 1931

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sinhala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1931.1.12.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a59cfe52-ae1b-4a04-bb7e-fdb9864c4be8

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Ceylon Journal of Science

Name usages

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

Sciurus Tennentii

(E. L. Layard, 1851)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tennentii

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

  1. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  2. Blyth (1863:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus macrurus

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  2. Kelaart (1890:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Sciurus macrurus Var. b. montanus

(Kelaart, 1890)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

Kelaart (1890:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Ratufa macroura

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

933

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Robinson & Kloss (1918:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  3. Moore & Tate (1965:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19381/22261644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ratufa macroura albipes

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Ratufa macroura macroura

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Moore & Tate (1965:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Ratufa macroura melanochroa

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

melanochroa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Sciurus Zeylanicus

(J. Ray, 1693)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

zeylanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

before_1758

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28832324

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Sciurus macrourus

(Pennant, 1769)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56772645

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Blyth (1847:868, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  4. Blyth (1849:601, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)
  5. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  6. Kelaart (1852:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  7. Blyth (1863:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sciurus ceylonicus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ceylonica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

416

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873213

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:416, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus Ceilonensis

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ceilonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230081

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:235, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus Teanentii

(E. Blyth, 1849)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

teanentii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

600

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128629

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1849:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63252)

Sciurus macrourus var. montanus

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257249

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus tennantii

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tennantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257249

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Kelaart (1852:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)

Sciurus albipes

(E. Blyth, 1859)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40263539

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Sciurus macrurus

(Blanford, 1891)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28223304

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Ratufa teanenti

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

teanenti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151558

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Ratufa tennanti

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tennanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151558

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

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