Trogopterus xanthipes

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. 1867. Observations sur quelques mammifères du nord de la Chine. Annales des sciences naturelles (Zoologie) (5)8:374-376.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29126197

Original name as described

Pteromys xanthipes

Type material

MNHN 1867-555

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Hebei Province, China."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001668

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.

Trogopterus mordax

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mordax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.7.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6880db3-2b09-4a32-805f-c0333cd9fe80

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453613

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Trogopterus minax

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

minax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.21.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/71f05844-f863-4d84-a2b5-c1e76956d106

Authority page

660

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355922

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Trogopterus himalaicus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

himalaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.6.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1120320-1c1c-4825-bc4f-50baed1d1fd3

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453614

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Trogopterus edithae

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

edithae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.4.1.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a151ff2a-9934-4a2b-916c-07be0520cc5a

Authority page

658

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355920

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pteromys xanthipes

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

xanthipes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1867-555

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29126197

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Trogopterus xanthipes

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

xanthipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22297/22271122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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