Sciurus anomalus

von Güldenstädt in von Schreber, 1785

Caucasian Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1785. Heft 42. Pp. 771–802 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1792. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Vierter Theil. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529507

Original name as described

Sciurus anomalus

Other common names

Golden Squirrel · Persian Squirrel

Type locality

no type locality given. Restricted by S. I. Ognev in 1940 to Sabeka, 25 km SW of Kutais, Georgia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Greece · Turkey · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iraq · Iran · Lebanon · Syria · Israel · Palestine · Jordan

Taxonomy notes

under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. anomalus (along with S. vulgaris, S. meridionalis, and S. lis) would be the only representatives of the genus Sciurus; this arrangement is tentatively not followed here pending further investigation

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Museomics of tree squirrels: A dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 1-77. · de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Spatiotemporal diversification of tree squirrels: is the South American invasion and speciation really that recent and fast?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 230.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001677

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Sciurus historicus

J. E. Gray, 1867

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

historicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624230

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciurus fulvus

Blanford, 1875

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 9484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128193

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Funambulus anomalus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anomalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermosciurus syriacus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

syriacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurus anomalus anomalus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anomalus

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 (2016:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus anomalus pallescens

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pallescens

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 (2016:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus anomalus syriacus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

syriacus

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 (2016:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus anomalus

von Güldenstädt in von Schreber, 1785

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anomalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

781

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529507

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20000/115154256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus anomalus

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

anomalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751368

Authority publication

Leipzig

Sciurus persicus

Goldfuss, 1809

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497952

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus caucasicus

Pallas, 1811

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114119

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Sciurus syriacus

Ehrenberg, 1828

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

syriacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 8

Authority publication

Berlin

Sciurus russatus

J. A. Wagner, 1842

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

russatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060382

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Macroxus syriacus var. pallescens

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624242

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus persicus

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

468 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071841

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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