Glaucomys oregonensis

(Bachman, 1839)

Humboldt's Flying Squirrel

Formerly part of Glaucomys sabrinus.
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Location:USA, OR, Curry co., Francis Schrader Old Growth TrailDate taken:Jun 12, 2020

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Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Bachman, J. 1839. Additional remarks on the genus Lepus, with corrections of a former paper, and descriptions of other species of quadrupeds found in North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1):75-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623071

Original name as described

Pteromys oregonensis

Other common names

Bachman's Flying Squirrel · California Coast Flying Squirrel · Cascade Flying Squirrel · Klamath Flying Squirrel · Okanagan Flying Squirrel · Yellow-bellied Flying Squirrel

Type material

ANSP 253

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Columbia River, Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA, OR, CA)

Taxonomy notes

split from G. sabrinus

Taxonomy notes citation

Arbogast, B.S., Schumacher, K.I., Kerhoulas, N.J., Bidlack, A.L., Cook, J.A. and Kenagy, G.J. 2017. Genetic data reveal a cryptic species of New World flying squirrel: Glaucomys oregonensis. Journal of Mammalogy 98(4):1027-1041. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx055

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001620

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.

Total: 18 names and synonyms.

Pteromys oregonensis

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 253

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623071

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. De Kay (1842:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  2. Murray (1866:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Sciuropterus alpinus klamathensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

klamathensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:87310

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30acc0ccb-a6d0-4394-b40f-7ea986c56e82

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263413

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Merriam (1899:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)

Sciuropterus alpinus californicus

(Rhoads, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 10487 (= SNR 3487)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

323

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1854602

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus alpinus lascivus

(Bangs, 1899)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lascivus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9186

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9186

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603424

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus alpinus olympicus

(D. G. Elliot, 1899)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

olympicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:5902

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5064786c-2426-4c50-8e1a-ad203339b9b2

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2654074

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus oregonensis stephensi

(C. H. Merriam, 1900)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99830

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ecd9180c-f733-43ec-928f-e0ac23103f27

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308267

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sciuropterus stephensi

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus oregonensis

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

oregonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus volans olympicus

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

olympicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus volans klamathensis

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

klamathensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

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