Anomalurus beecrofti

L. Fraser, 1853

Beecroft's Anomalure

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Anomaluromorphi
Family : Anomaluridae
Genus : Anomalurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fraser, L. 1853-11-14. Description of a new species of Anomalurus, from Fernando Po. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1852(238-239):16-17.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680611

Original name as described

Anomalurus Beecrofti

Other common names

Beecroft's Flying Squirrel · Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel · Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1852.2.22.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b712945-5b17-40d3-84ad-a2a417bc8c52

Type locality

"Fernando Po" (Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa).

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 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Uganda

Taxonomy notes

has been included within a separate genus (Anomalurops) on occasion, although genetic data supports its inclusion under Anomalurus

Taxonomy notes citation

Fabre, P. H., Tilak, M. K., Denys, C., Gaubert, P., Nicolas, V., Douzery, E. J., & Marivaux, L. (2018). Flightless scaly‐tailed squirrels never learned how to fly: A reappraisal of Anomaluridae phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta, 47(4), 404-417.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001839

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.

Anomalurops beecrofti chapini

(J. A. Allen, 1922)

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

chapini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-50480

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-50480

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42949393

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurus Beecrofti

L. Fraser, 1853

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

beecrofti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1852.2.22.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b712945-5b17-40d3-84ad-a2a417bc8c52

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680611

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
  4. Happold (2013:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44857/22183259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Anomalurus fulgens

J. E. Gray, 1869

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

fulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.5.31.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4ec4cf1-066c-432e-b95e-66487eb430c4

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18662868

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurus beecrofti citrinus

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

citrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.5.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56103306-c36e-4fa3-b64c-1fcf50d28be8

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129811

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurus Beecrofti argenteus

Schwann, 1904

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

argenteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.10.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe79324f-d8f6-4486-807a-2be456bf1171

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108156

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurus beecrofti hervoi

Dekeyser & Villiers, 1951

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

hervoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1952-3

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Lisbon

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurops beecrofti schoutedeni

(W. N. Verheyen, 1968)

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

schoutedeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 6428

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

Anomalurus laniger

Temminck, 1853

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26757.a, RMNH.MAM.26757.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26757.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26757.b

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835896

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)

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