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.

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 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

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