Heliosciurus undulatus
(F. W. True, 1892)
Zanj 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
True, F.W. 1892-10-26. An annotated catalogue of the mammals collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott in the Kilma-Njaro region. East Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 15:445-480.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15737486Original name as described
Sciurus undulatus
Type material
USNM:MAMM:19005 (= USNM:MAMM:A34731)
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ffb1a119-8d39-419c-b7a5-909a835f9693Type locality
"Mount Kilima-Njaro [= Mt. Kilimanjaro]," Tanzania.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Tanzania
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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