Petinomys genibarbis

(Horsfield, 1822)

Whiskered Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Horsfield, T. 1822-07. No. IV. _Semnopithecus Maurus_. _Ursus Malayanus_. _Pteromys genibarbis_. _Pteropus Javanicus_. _Calyptomena viridis_. _Strix badia_. _Alcedo Biru_. _Turdus cyaneus_. in Horsfield, T. 1824. Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Original name as described

Pteromys genibarbis

Type locality

"Pugar, E Java, Indonesia."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001659

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 genibarbis malaccanus

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

malaccanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.5.4.83

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3e373398-5a0a-4a56-8b25-1b2c64c53f77

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071073

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus genibarbis borneoensis

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

borneoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.12.9.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f48a0a9-3c41-489e-9dbb-7206cdd94d71

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071073

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Petinomys genibarbis borneonensis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

borneonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Petinomys genibarbis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

genibarbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16735/115138813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petinomys genibarbis genibarbis

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

genibarbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Petinomys genibarbis malaccanus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

malaccanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Pteromys genibarbis

(Horsfield, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

genibarbis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 28

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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