Pteromyscus pulverulentus

(A. Günther, 1873)

Smoky Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Günther, A. 1873-08. Descriptions of three new species of flying squirrels in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873(2):413-414.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504662

Original name as described

Sciuropterus pulverulentus

Type material

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Penang, Malaysia."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001667

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 pulverulentus

(A. Günther, 1873)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pulverulentus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

413

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504662

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Pteromyscus borneanus

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

borneanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.8.28.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/144e44bf-6832-4bc7-b2a6-3571f71d9a02

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295687

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pteromyscus pulverulentus borneanus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

borneanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Pteromyscus pulverulentus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pulverulentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18703/22245307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteromyscus pulverulentus pulverulentus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pulverulentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

  1. Robinson & Kloss (1918:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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