Sciurus pucheranii

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Andean Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fitzinger, L.J.F.J. 1867. Versuch einer natürlichen Anordnung der Nagethiere (Rodentia). Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe)55:453-515.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39323566

Original name as described

Funambulus Pucheranii

Other common names

Pucheran's Squirrel

Type material

MNHN 564

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Colombia, near Bogota."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

Taxonomy notes

some authors have included S. ignitus and sanborni under S. pucheranii, but molecular data supports the species status of S. ignitus including sanborni as a synonym; under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. pucheranii (along with a number of species previously included under Microsciurus) would be moved to the genus Leptosciurus; this arrangement is tentatively not followed here pending further investigation; S. ignitus may be included under this species

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001694

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 rufoniger

Pucheran, 1845

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufoniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN 564

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2327560

Authority publication

Revue zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne

Name usages

  1. Pucheran (1845:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2327560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68912)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funambulus Pucheranii

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucheranii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN 564

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

487

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39323566

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Macroxus medellinensis

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

medellinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.10.22.7

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/703337d6-d78d-48ff-9a07-0b38548dd88e

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172651

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Macroxus tephrogaster minor

(Alston, 1878)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

669

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519351

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Sciurus aestuans rufo-niger

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufoniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) caucensis

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caucensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-14208

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14208

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Guerlinguetus pucheranii salentensis

(J. A. Allen, 1914)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

salentensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32840

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32840

Authority page

587

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Leptosciurus pucheranii caucensis

(J. A. Allen, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caucensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719524

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16023)

Leptosciurus pucheranii medellinensis

(J. A. Allen, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

medellinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719523

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16023)

Leptosciurus pucheranii

(J. A. Allen, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucheranii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719521

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16023)

Leptosciurus pucheranii pucheranii

(J. A. Allen, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucheranii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719521

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16023)

Leptosciurus pucheranii salentensis

(J. A. Allen, 1915)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

salentensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719524

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16023)

Microsciurus (Leptosciurus) medellinensis

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

medellinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)

Microsciurus (Leptosciurus) pucherani

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucherani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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)

Microsciurus (Leptosciurus) salentensis

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

salentensis

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 pucherani

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucherani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

129

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sciurus pucheranii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucheranii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

365

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20018/22246662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus pucheranii caucensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caucensis

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 (2016:753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus pucheranii medellinensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

medellinensis

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 (2016:753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus pucheranii pucheranii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pucheranii

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 (2016:753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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