Anomalurus pelii

(Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845)

Pel'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

Temminck, C.J. 1845-06-26. No. 11. Mammalia, pp. 101-168; Aves, pp. 13-24, pls. I, II in Temminck, C.J. 1839-1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Zoologie. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51850942

Original name as described

Pteromys (Anomalurus) pelii

Other common names

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

Type material

RMNH.MAM.26761.a, RMNH.MAM.26761.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26762

Type locality

"Daboerom, aan de Goudkust" (= Dabacrom, Ghana, West Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001841

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.

Pteromys (Anomalurus) pelii

(Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845)

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26761.a, RMNH.MAM.26761.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26762

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51850942

Authority publication

Leiden

Anomalurus pelii peralbus

Schunke & Hutterer, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

peralbus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMA.MAM.21275.a, ZMA.MAM.21275.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ZMA.MAM.21275.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ZMA.MAM.21275.b

Authority page

327

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Anomalurus auzembergeri

Matschie, 1914

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

auzembergeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 18271

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608420

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Anomalurus peli

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

peli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

142

Authority publication

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)

Anomalurus pelii auzembergeri

Dieterlen, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

auzembergeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Anomalurus pelii

Dieterlen, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
  2. Happold (2013:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1551/22182941) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Anomalurus pelii pelii

Dieterlen, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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