Anomalurus derbianus
(J. E. Gray, 1842)
Lord Derby's Anomalure
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Anomaluromorphi |
Family | : Anomaluridae |
Genus | : Anomalurus |
Species status
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324286Original name as described
Pteromys Derbianus
Other common names
Derby's Flying Squirrel · Lord Derby's Flying Squirrel · Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel · Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Type material
LIVCM-D.302
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"W. Africa, Sierra Leone."
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 · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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