Petaurista yunanensis

(J. Anderson, 1875)

Yunnan Giant Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Anderson, J. 1875-10-01. Description of some new Asiatic mammals and Chelonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(94):282-285.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128164

Original name as described

Pteromys yunanensis

Type material

ZSI 972, ZSI 9486

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Teng-yue-chow, Yunnan, China."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

split from P. philippensis; often mispelt as 'yunnanensis', but the correct original spelling is 'yunanensis'

Taxonomy notes citation

Yu, F., Yu, F., Pang, J., Kilpatrick, C. W., McGuire, P. M., Wang, Y., ... & Woods, C. A. (2006). Phylogeny and biogeography of the Petaurista philippensis complex (Rodentia: Sciuridae), inter-and intraspecific relationships inferred from molecular and morphometric analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 38(3), 755-766. · Casanovas-Vilar, I. (2019). The correct spelling of the nomen of the Yunnan giant flying squirrel Petaurista yunanensis Anderson, 1875 (Rodentia, Sciuridae). Bionomina, 15(1), 66-68.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001656

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 yunanensis

(J. Anderson, 1875)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yunanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 972, ZSI 9486

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128164

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Petaurista yunnanensis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yunnanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11126995

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11126995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Petaurista petaurista rufipes

G. M. Allen, 1925

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-57372

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-57372

Authority page

13

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Petaurista rubicundus

A. B. Howell, 1927

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rubicundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:240857

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0b184d9-3235-4285-9198-c4ac5c39eba0

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39913748

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Petaurista yunanensis

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yunanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771946

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Pteromys yunnanensis

(Khajuria, Y. Chaturvedi, & Ghoshal, 1977)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yunnanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper

Petaurista philippensis yunanensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

yunanensis

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 (2008:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Petaurista philippensis rubicundus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rubicundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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