Sciurillus pusillus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803. Catalogue des Mammifères du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Privately published, Paris, 272 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/details/bsb10482289

Original name as described

Sciurus pusillus

Other common names

Pygmy Squirrel

Type material

MNHN 585

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cayenne" in French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Colombia · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001610

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.

Sciurillus pusillus glaucinus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

glaucinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.4.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ed86c86-20b3-4faf-a81f-793a34c02f92

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641334

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus pusillus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 585

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Macroxus pusillus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurillus pusillus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19997/22256834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurillus pusillus kuhlii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kuhlii

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 (2016:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurillus pusillus pusillus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusillus

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 (2016:711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus guianensis

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

guianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497956

Authority publication

Erlangen

Sciurus olivascens

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

olivascens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus pusillus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038450

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Macroxus Kuhlii

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kuhlii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222905

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus leucotis

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222905

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurillus pusillus kuhli

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kuhli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

575

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641334

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus pusilus

(Olalla, 1935)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Sciurillus pusillus hoehnei

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1941

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hoehnei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority publication

O Campo

Name usages

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

Sciurillus pusilus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pusilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)

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