Protoxerus stangeri

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1842)

Forest Giant Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1842-11-01. Observations on the Rodentia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(64):197-203.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324179

Original name as described

Sciurus Stangeri

Other common names

African Giant Squirrel

Type locality

"Fernando Po," Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Angola · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · South Sudan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001832

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.

Sciurus subalbidus

(Du Chaillu, 1861)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

subalbidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1033

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249925

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciurus eborivorus

(Du Chaillu, 1861)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

eborivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1034

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249923

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Sciurus nordhoffi

(Du Chaillu, 1861)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nordhoffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.9.5.1

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da125ce4-70fe-4cfa-a884-1ea3c2d14ff5

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249923

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

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

Protoxerus stangeri torrentium

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

torrentium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.5.4.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/090e35ed-ee06-4f02-8abb-eb5a116ec22c

Authority page

529

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355783

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciurus Stangeri nigeriae

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.10.10

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366557

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus Stangeri loandae

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

loandae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.4.9.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47710798-2a3f-488f-8e83-1984d9d37fef

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366557

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Sciurus Stangeri centricola

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

centricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.8.24

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Protoxerus stangeri moerens

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

moerens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.182

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d0c7dd37-4940-4c14-b293-b60749416b65

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355781

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Protoxerus stangeri dissonus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dissonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.10.2.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f2b8f61-3bc4-4975-ac26-31834fc095fc

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355781

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Protoxerus stangeri signatus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

signatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.12.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4645a157-bed5-4f4e-9419-a10917eab384

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094504

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri notabilis

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

notabilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.2.11.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eecc4f0e-1907-4012-8e31-b7d4f84171fa

Authority page

528

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355782

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Protoxerus stangeri cooperi

Kingdon, 1971

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kingdon collection 642

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Uganda Journal

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri kwango

W. N. Verheyen, 1960

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kwango

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 13651

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri kabobo

W. N. Verheyen, 1960

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

kabobo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 23411

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protexerus stangeri personatus

P. S. Kershaw, 1923

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

personatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 6480

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989866

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Sciurus caniceps

(Temminck, 1853)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

RMNH.MAM.26418.a, RMNH.MAM.26418.b, RMNH.MAM.26419, RMNH.MAM.26420, RMNH.MAM.26421

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26418.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26418.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26419 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26420 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26421

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835874

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Sciurus temminckii

(J. Anderson, 1879)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

temminckii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.26418.a, RMNH.MAM.26418.b, RMNH.MAM.26419, RMNH.MAM.26420, RMNH.MAM.26421

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26418.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26418.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26419 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26420 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26421

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124805

Authority publication

London

Protoxerus stangeri bea

E. Heller, 1912

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181786

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397533312-5198-4723-8092-0ad060ad08ec

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8814870

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stangeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

933

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Happold (2013:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18386/115143054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Protoxerus stangeri centricola

Dollman, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

centricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472359

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1914:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri eborivorus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

eborivorus

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri loandae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

loandae

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri nigeriae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nigeriae

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri personatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

personatus

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri stangeri

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stangeri

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Protoxerus stangeri temminckii

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

temminckii

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 (2016:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus Stangeri

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stangeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

202 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324179

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Waterhouse (1843:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60438)
  2. Matschie (1895:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Sciurus calliurus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1874)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

calliurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

707

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627077

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

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