Hylopetes sagitta

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Gray-cheeked 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

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946284

Original name as described

Sciurus Sagitta

Other common names

Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrel · Pink-cheeked Flying Squirrel

Type material

UUZM type #120

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

includes lepidus; moved from Petinomys to Hylopetes

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S.M. and Thorington, R.W. Jr. 2012. Gliding mammals: taxonomy of living and extinct species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 638: 1-118

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001629

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.

Sciurus Sagitta

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UUZM type #120

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946284

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:439, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Sciuropterus sagitta

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207710

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Pteromys sagitta

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

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 aurantiacus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

aurantiacus

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

Robinson & Kloss (1918:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Hylopetes lepidus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Petinomys sagitta

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Hylopetes sagitta aurantiacus

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

aurantiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

765

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Hylopetes sagitta

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

765

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112296031/22241796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylopetes sagitta sagitta

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sagitta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

765

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pteromys lepidus

(Horsfield, 1823)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lepidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 29

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Pteromys aurantiacus

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

aurantiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

438

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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