Sciurotamias forresti
(O. Thomas, 1922)
Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
Family | : Sciuridae |
Subfamily | : Xerinae |
Tribe | : Sciurotamiini |
Genus | : Sciurotamias |
Subgenus | : Rupestes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1922-10-01. On mammals from the Yunnan highlands collected by Mr. George Forrest and presented to the British Museum by Col. Stephenson R. Clarke, D.S.O. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)10(58):391-406.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253283Original name as described
Rupestes forresti
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1922.9.1.54
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8c7184e-4e20-4e76-af05-9fecd469f6feType locality
"Mekong-Yangtze Divide on 27° 20' N 7000–9000'," Yunnan Province, China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya?
Country distribution
China · Myanmar? · Laos? · Vietnam?
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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