Belomys pearsonii

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Tribe : Pteromyini
Genus : Belomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324287

Original name as described

Sciuropterus Pearsonii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.381

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Darjeeling, Assam, India."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Taiwan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Vietnam · Laos · Thailand · Myanmar

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001614

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.

Sciuropterus Pearsonii

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pearsonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.381

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324287

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Belomys trichotis

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

trichotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.8.1.136

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5625a455-7b9a-4eb5-8e93-25e5231b6253

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295687

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Belomys pearsoni blandus

Osgood, 1932

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

blandus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:32312

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=dc91039d-1df2-4923-bc5f-f0f641b0808c

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747092

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Sciuropterus villosus

(E. Blyth, 1847)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

villosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9488, ZSI 9489

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

866

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126415

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:866, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Blyth (1863:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Blyth (1863:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Belomys kaleensis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kaleensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Belomys pearsoni

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pearsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Belomys villosus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

villosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Belomys pearsonii blandus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

blandus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Belomys pearsonii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pearsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2756/22256636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Belomys pearsonii pearsonii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pearsonii

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 (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Belomys pearsonii kaleensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kaleensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Belomys pearsonii trichotis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

trichotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciuropterus kaleensis

(Swinhoe, 1863)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kaleensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577403

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

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