Heliosciurus gambianus

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Protoxerini
Genus : Heliosciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1835-10-09. Mr, Ogilby exhibited several rare and undescribed species of Mammalia and Birds, brought from the Gambia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835:97-105.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568612

Original name as described

Sciurus Gambianus

Type locality

"Gambia."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Mali · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sudan · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Ethiopia · Eritrea · Angola · Zambia · Tanzania

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001813

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.

Heliosciurus multicolor lateris

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lateris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.12.1.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78e5b95b-461a-4608-aac8-dfaf7d22e998

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097477

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Heliosciurus multicolor elegans

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.3.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae9a8f18-6d0e-444a-b7d6-0c4aac6da27e

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097478

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Heliosciurus multicolor omensis

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

omensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.1.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6d765e30-95e3-40e5-b6ac-da30215564ed

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097479

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Heliosciurus gambianus senescens

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

senescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.11.2.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7acc3c17-e59a-41c2-b243-782442ba59ac

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097925

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus rhodesiae loandicus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

loandicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.4.8.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4bd487c7-ffb5-4235-b667-8402432e628a

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355775

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Heliosciurus bongensis canaster

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bfef0796-7b6c-46fe-b9df-56fc21f2ef1f

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551144

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Heliosciurus multicolor dysoni

St. Leger, 1937

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dysoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1936.11.4.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7309d4ca-3b77-448b-b1e2-df7e061014ae

Authority page

527

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Heliosciurus gambianus hoogstraali

Setzer, 1954

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

hoogstraali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:66723

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=9bb4b300-d6fb-42f0-b69d-3df1424af946

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36248269

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

sciurus annulatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Type

MNHN 352

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521782

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Sciurus multicolor

(Rüppell, 1840)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

multicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4329

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140020

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Heliosciurus gambianus limbatus

E. Schwarz, 1915

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

limbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:5845

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7261138

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus bongensis

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 1093

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876390

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Heliosciurus multicolor madogae

E. Heller, 1911

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

madogae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:164828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31b69786b-2c13-42d0-9b73-451fa99d9230

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813457

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Macroxus annulatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Funambulus annulatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

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 multicolor

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

multicolor

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)

Spermosciurus simplex

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

simplex

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)

Heliosciurus gambianus

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Happold (2013:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9830/115094544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Heliosciurus gambianus abassensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abassensis

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus bongensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bongensis

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus canaster

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

canaster

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus dysoni

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dysoni

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus elegans

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

elegans

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus gambianus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gambianus

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus kaffensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kaffensis

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus lateris

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lateris

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus loandicus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

loandicus

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus madogae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

madogae

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus multicolor

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

multicolor

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus omensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

omensis

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rhodesiae

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 (2016:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus annulatus

(Desmoulins, 1824)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48533436

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Waterhouse (1843:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60438)
  2. Matschie (1895:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  3. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Sciurus Gambianus

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568612

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Sciurus simplex

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

simplex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

402 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62815085

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Sciurus annularis

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

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

Macroxus annulatus Var. albina

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222801

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciurus abassensis

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abassensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931211

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Sciurus kaffensis

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kaffensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931211

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Funisciurus annulatus rhodesiae

(Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rhodesiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Manchester Memoir

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