Sciurus colliaei

J. Richardson, 1839

Collie's Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Richardson, J. 1839. Mammalia. Pp. 1–11 in Richardson, J., Vigors, N.A., Bennett, E.T., Owen, R., Gray, J.E., Buckland, W. and Sowerby, G.B. (eds.). The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage. Henry G. Bohn, London, 180 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27208039

Original name as described

Sciurus Colliaei

Type locality

"San Blas, Tepic, [Nayarit,] Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. colliaei (along with S. aureogaster, S. deppei, S. yucatanensis, and S. variegatoides) would be moved to the genus Echinosciurus; 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/1001681

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.

Sciurus sinaloensis

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sinaloensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.2.168 (= AMNH M-13753)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13753 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cee83dbe-f12f-4215-81ae-a4a0c6fcc22f

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871632

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Sciurus colliaei nuchalis

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nuchalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:32657 (= USNM:MAMM:A44580)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35825fea1-f4f3-43c1-8999-a5ac9eabe34f

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871631

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus truei

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

truei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96229

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a80ef8f-5ac2-43df-8d66-10312c33e706

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871633

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sciurus Colliei

Lesson, 1842

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

colliei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurus colliaei colliaei

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

colliaei

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 (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus colliaei sinaloensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sinaloensis

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 (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus colliaei truei

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

truei

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 (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus Colliaei

J. Richardson, 1839

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

colliaei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27208039

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20007/22248115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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