Rheithrosciurus macrotis

(J. E. Gray, 1857)

Tufted Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1857-05-08. On a new species of squirrel (_Sciurus macrotis_) from Borneo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1856:341.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860897

Original name as described

Sciurus macrotis

Other common names

Groove-toothed Squirrel

Type locality

"Sarawak," Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001673

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.

Rheithrosciurus macrotis

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

933

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Robinson & Kloss (1918:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19474/22248783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Reithrosciurus macrotis

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)

Sciurus macrotis

(J. E. Gray, 1857)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

341

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860897

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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