Hylopetes nigripes

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Palawan 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

Thomas, O. 1893-07-01. Description of a new Sciuropterus from the Philippines. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(67):30-31.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613418

Original name as described

Sciuropterus nigripes

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.5.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec1c472f-05b9-4a39-9813-aacd212cbb6e

Type locality

"Puerta Princesa, Palawan, Philippines."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001626

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 nigripes

(O. Thomas, 1893)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigripes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.5.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec1c472f-05b9-4a39-9813-aacd212cbb6e

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15613418

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciuropterus nigripes elassodontus

(Osgood, 1918)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

elassodontus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:21774

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3bacfd06-a08c-4b1e-9182-eadd0ef080ff

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332010

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Hylopetes nigripes

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigripes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127003

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10604/22243756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylopetes nigripes elassodontus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

elassodontus

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 nigripes nigripes

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigripes

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)

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