Idiurus macrotis

G. S. Miller, 1898

Long-eared Pygmy Anomalure

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1898-03-24. Description of a new rodent of the genus Idiurus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:73-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263715

Original name as described

Idiurus macrotis

Other common names

Long-eared Flying Squirrel · Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Type material

USNM:MAMM:83625

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e7e54158-0c7b-430c-9992-cd5e88366eb1

Type locality

"Efulen, Cameroon district, West Africa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001843

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.

Idiurus langi

J. A. Allen, 1922

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

langi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-50542

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-50542

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42949397

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Idiurus panga

J. A. Allen, 1922

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

panga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-50605

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-50605

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42949398

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Idiurus kivuensis cansdalei

Hayman, 1947

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

cansdalei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1946.579

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/963e2c2d-8b13-4373-8a19-35c93db7c641

Authority page

211

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Idiurus zenkeri kivuensis

Lönnberg, 1917

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

kivuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41919128

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Idiurus macrotis

G. S. Miller, 1898

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:83625

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e7e54158-0c7b-430c-9992-cd5e88366eb1

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263715

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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 (2013:612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10794/22183745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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