Heliosciurus gambianus

(W. Ogilby, 1835)

Gambian Sun Squirrel

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Location:Chad, Salamat region, Zakouma National Park, Tinga CampDate taken:Apr 7, 2023

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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://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001813

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.

Total: 51 names and synonyms.

sciurus annulatus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Type

MNHN:type:301 (= MNHN "352")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Desmoulins (1824:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48533436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39868)
  3. Schinz (1825:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  4. Fischer (1829:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Waterhouse (1843:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60438)
  6. Gray (1843:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  7. Huet (1880:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68672)
  8. Rochebrune (1883:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  9. Matschie (1895:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  10. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  11. Thomas (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16275)
  12. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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)

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

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:660, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548851) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Huet (1880:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68672)
  4. Rochebrune (1883:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

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

  1. Murray (1866:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. 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

Name usages

  1. Gray (1843:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  2. Giebel (1855:659, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Heuglin (1877:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)
  5. Huet (1880:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68672)
  6. Pagenstecher (1885:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67738)
  7. Thomas (1901:803, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67677)
  8. Thomas (1903:310, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16362)

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)

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)

Xerus simplex

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

simplex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

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