Priapomys leonardi
(O. Thomas, 1921)
Himalayan Large-eared Flying Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Pteromyini |
| Genus | : Priapomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1921-03-31. On small mammals from the Kachin Province, northern Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 27(3):499-505.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30359138Original name as described
Pteromys (Hylopetes) leonardi
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.8.2
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58a3e3d6-b9f9-4cde-8b62-17904feb5226Type locality
"Northern Burma [Myanmar]" at "28° 5′ N, 97° 25′ E, Alt. 8000' [ft]."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Myanmar · China
Taxonomy notes
split from Hylopetes alboniger and moved from Hylopetes to the recently described Priapomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Li, Q., Cheng, F., Jackson, S. M., Helgen, K. M., Song, W. Y., Liu, S. Y., ... & Jiang, X. L. (2021). Phylogenetic and morphological significance of an overlooked flying squirrel (Pteromyini, Rodentia) from the eastern Himalayas with the description of a new genus. Zoological research, 42(4), 389-400.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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