Paraxerus palliatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

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

Peters, W.C.H. 1852-11-25. Hr. Peters legte einige neue Säugethiere und Flussfische aus Mossambique vor. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852:273-276.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054833

Original name as described

Sciurus palliatus

Type locality

"Africa orientalis, Quitangonha, 15°."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia · Kenya · Tanzania · Mozambique · Malawi · Zimbabwe · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001827

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.

Funisciurus palliatus swynnertoni

(Wroughton, 1908)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

swynnertoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.6.7

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62932010

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Funisciurus sponsus

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sponsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.63

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe0a5929-7f2b-4087-99dc-d908340f2366

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209283

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Funisciurus palliatus Lastii

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lastii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.6.5.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e45fec1c-37ac-47a6-842c-bd6ebd3f610d

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366558

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Paraxerus bridgemani

Dollman, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bridgemani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aa1859b0-e54f-488e-ba69-4dd815c7cea7

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616387

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Paraxerus cepapi auriventris

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

auriventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2367

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Paraxerus sponsus tongensis

A. Roberts, 1931

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6084

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Funisciurus palliatus

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

palliatus

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)

Paraxerus palliatus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

palliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:357, 358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Happold (2013:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16210/115132374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Paraxerus sponsus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sponsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439536

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Paraxerus palliatus Swynnertoni

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

swynnertoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus bridgemani

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bridgemani

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus frerei

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

frerei

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus ornatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ornatus

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus palliatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

palliatus

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus sponsus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

sponsus

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Paraxerus palliatus tanae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tanae

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 (2016:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus palliatus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1852)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

palliatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11054833

Authority publication

Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Sciurus ornatus

(J. E. Gray, 1864)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ornatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500278

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Macroxus annulatus, var. frerei

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

frerei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16005137

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus palliatus barawensis

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

barawensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931338

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Sciurus palliatus suahelicus

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

suahelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931338

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Sciurus palliatus tanae

(O. R. Neumann, 1902)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

tanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931338

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

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