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/51850942Original 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.26762Type 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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