Olisthomys morrisi
(T. D. Carter, 1942)
Morris's Flying Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Pteromyini |
| Genus | : Olisthomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Carter, T.D. 1942-11-12. Three new mammals of the genera Crocidura, Callosciurus and Pteromys from northern Burma. American Museum Novitates 1208:1-2.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169720Original name as described
Pteromys (Olisthomys) morrisi
Type material
AMNH M-113031
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Dalu (Taro) (26°21'N., 96°11'E.); altitude 600 feet", Myanmar.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Myanmar · Thailand
Taxonomy notes
split from Petinomys setosus, although further work is needed to determine the exact distributional limits, generic status, and species limits of this species with respect to P. setosus
Taxonomy notes citation
Kruskop, S. V., Abramov, A. V., Lebedev, V. S., & Bannikova, A. A. (2022). Uncertainties in systematics of flying squirrels (Pteromyini, Rodentia): implications from a new record from Vietnam. Diversity, 14(8), 610.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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