Hylopetes electilis

(G. M. Allen, 1925)

Hainan 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

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1925-04-02. Squirrels collected by the American Museum Asiatic Expeditions. American Museum Novitates 163:1-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170376

Original name as described

Pteromys (Petinomys) electilis

Type material

AMNH M-58177

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-58177

Type locality

Hainan I, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

split from H. phayrei

Taxonomy notes citation

Song, L. I., & Fa-Hong, Y. U. (2013). Differentiation in cranial variables among six species of Hylopetes (Sciurinae: Pteromyini).

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001625

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.

Pteromys (Petinomys) electilis

(G. M. Allen, 1925)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

electilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-58177

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-58177

Authority page

16

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Petinomys electilis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

electilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Hylopetes electilis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

electilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

352, 353

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:352, 353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Hylopetes phayrei electilis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

electilis

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 (2016:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Hylopetes phayrei electilus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

electilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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