Hylopetes alboniger

(B. H. Hodgson, 1836)

Particolored Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1836. Synoptical description of sundry new animals, enumerated in the catalogue of Nipálese mammals. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5:231-238.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188328

Original name as described

Sciuropterus Alboniger

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.49

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b7d5216-825c-4243-8fbf-9bc803b0a2b8

Type locality

"central and Northern regions of Nipál [Nepal]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia

Taxonomy notes

previously included Priapomys leonardi

Taxonomy notes citation

Li, Q., Cheng, F., Jackson, S. M., Helgen, K. M., Song, W. Y., Liu, S. Y., ... & Jiang, X. L. (2021). Phylogenetic and morphological significance of an overlooked flying squirrel (Pteromyini, Rodentia) from the eastern Himalayas with the description of a new genus. Zoological research, 42(4), 389-400.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001623

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.

Sciuropterus Alboniger

(B. H. Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alboniger

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.49

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b7d5216-825c-4243-8fbf-9bc803b0a2b8

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188328

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1836:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68654)
  2. Hodgson (1844:293, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)
  3. Blyth (1847:866, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  4. Horsfield (1857:403, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  5. Blyth (1863:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Jerdon (1867:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  7. Thomas (1908:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16516)

Pteromys Leachii

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

leachii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Sciuroptera Turnbullii

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

turnbullii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.6.10.57

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

584

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268175

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Sciuroptera Turnbulli

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

turnbulli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570953

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Pteromys alboniger

(W. Ogilby, 1839)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alboniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

lxvii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912378

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ogilby (1839:lxvii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)
  2. Murray (1866:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Thomas (1918:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32316)
  4. Anthony (1941:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)

Pteromys Turnbullii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

turnbullii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hylopetes alboniger

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alboniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127004

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10600/22244563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteromys (Hylopetes) alboniger orinus

(G. M. Allen, 1940)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:28086

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:28086

Authority page

723

Authority publication

Natural History of Central Asia

Name usages

Anthony (1941:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)

Hylopetes alboniger chianfengensis

Wang Song & Lu Changkwun in Shaw Tsenhwang, Wang Song, Lu Changkwun, & Chang Luankuang, 1966

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

chianfengensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ Hai-71215

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

270, 276

Authority publication

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Hylopetes alboniger alboniger

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alboniger

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 (2016:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Hylopetes alboniger orinus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

orinus

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 (2008:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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