Hylopetes spadiceus

(E. Blyth, 1847)

Red-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

Blyth, E. 1847. Supplementary Report by the Curator, Zoological Department. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16(2):864-878.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126416

Original name as described

Sciuropterus spadiceus

Type material

ZSI 9765

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Arakan, Myanmar."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001631

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 harrisoni

(Stone, 1900)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

harrisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 20647 (= "W5298")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

462

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24694342

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus everetti

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

everetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.9.28.42

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859298

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus (Hylopetes) belone

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belone

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.7.20.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20016653-c676-4162-9116-f7aea0b694e6

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071074

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Hylopetes harrisoni caroli

Gyldenstolpe, 1920

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caroli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMO 22083 (= NHMO 16)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41920254

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Hylopetis sagitta sumatrae

Sody, 1949

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sumatrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9844.a, RMNH.MAM.9844.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9844.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9844.b

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus amoenus

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:122883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d5a880d6-b547-4c0d-8037-31506699d9a8

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7737309

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus spadiceus

(E. Blyth, 1847)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

spadiceus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9765

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

867

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126416

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:867, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Blyth (1863:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Hylopetes amoenus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amoenus

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 belone

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belone

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 everetti

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

everetti

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 spadiceus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

spadiceus

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. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10607/115098135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylopetes spadiceus caroli

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caroli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Hylopetes spadiceus spadiceus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

spadiceus

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 spadiceus everetti

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

everetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

764

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Hylopetes spadiceus sumatrae

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

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sumatrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

764

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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