Paraxerus lucifer

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Black-and-red Bush Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-10. Exhibition of small mammals collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte during his expedition to the Nyika plateau and Masuka Mountains, NR Nyasa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897(3):430-436.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987615

Original name as described

Xerus (Paraxerus) lucifer

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.80

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535d2857-f1e4-4031-be0a-113f7429af66

Type locality

"Misuku Mts, Kombe Forest, Malawi."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Malawi · Zambia?

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001825

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.

Xerus (Paraxerus) lucifer

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.80

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/535d2857-f1e4-4031-be0a-113f7429af66

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30987615

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Funisciurus lucifer

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

932

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988171

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1898:932, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Sciurus lucifer

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071842

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1909:469, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16530)

Æthosciurus lucifer

(O. Thomas, 1916)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15612441

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1916:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15612441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19608)

Paraxerus lucifer

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Happold (2013:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16208/115132120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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