Petinomys mindanensis

(Rabor, 1939)

Mindanao 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

Rabor, D.S. 1939. _Sciuropterus mindanensis_ sp. nov., a new species of flying squirrel from Mindanao. Philippine Journal of Science 69(4):389-393.

Authority publication link

https://typeset.io/pdf/sciuopterus-mindanensis-sp-nov-a-new-species-of-flying-4capk6cc0q.pdf

Original name as described

Sciuropterus mindanensis

Type material

PBS 223, PBS 224

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Badiangon, Gingoog, Oriental Misamis Province, northern coast of Mindanao, Philippines."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001662

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 mindanensis

(Rabor, 1939)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mindanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PBS 223, PBS 224

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

390

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Science

Petinomys crinitus nigricaudus

Sanborn, 1953

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigricaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 11911

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

285

Authority publication

Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven

Name usages

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

Hylopetes mindanensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mindanensis

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)

Petinomys mindanensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mindanensis

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 (2016:762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136439/22241726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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