Petinomys lugens

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Siberut 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

Thomas, O. 1895-01-07. On some mammals collected by Dr. E. Modigliani in Sipora, Mentawei islands. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 34:660-672.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940706

Original name as described

Sciuropterus lugens

Other common names

Sipora Flying Squirrel

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Mentawai Is, Sipora I, Indonesia."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001661

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 maerens

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

maerens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121531

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36f3fd7f9-dd3f-4ed0-9d11-d34a9c2b4362

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809911

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Sciuropterus lugens

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

666

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940706

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Petinomys lugens

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lugens

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. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16737/22242011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petinomys maerens

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

maerens

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)

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