Taxonomy Profile: Anomalurus derbianus (Gray 1842)

Anomalurus derbianus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Anomalurus beldeni
Du Chaillu 1860
Anomalurus chrysophaenus
Dubois 1888
Anomalurus cinereus
Thomas 1895
Anomalurus erythronotus
Milne-Edwards 1879
Anomalurus fraseri
Waterhouse 1843
Anomalurus imperator
Dollman 1911
Anomalurus jacksoni
de Winton 1898
Anomalurus neavei
Dollman 1909
Anomalurus orientalis
Peters 1880
Pteromys squamicaudus
Schinz 1845
Pteromys derbianus
Gray 1842
Anomalurus fraseri nigrescens
Thomas 1904
Anomalurus fraseri griselda
Dollman 1914
Anomalurus jacksoni perustus
Thomas 1916
Anomalurus jacksoni fortior
Lönnberg 1917
Anomalurus fraseri laticeps
d'Aquilar-Amat 1922
Anomalurus jacksoni jordani
St Leger 1935
Common Name(s):
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel []
Lord Derby's Flying Squirrel []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Anomalurus derbianus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Anomaluromorpha
Family : Anomaluridae
Scaly-tailed Squirrels |
Subfamily : Anomalurinae
Genus : Anomalurus
Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrels |
Species : Anomalurus derbianus
Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel |
Lord Derby's Flying Squirrel |
Anomalurus derbianus Direct Children(s):
Anomalurus derbianus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Don E. Wilson
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution, MRC 108 Washington DC 20560-0108
Reference for:
Anomalurus derbianus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Anomalurus derbianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Anomalurus derbianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dieterlen, Fritz / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Anomaluridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1532-1534
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Anomalurus derbianus
Anomalurus derbianus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Anomalurus derbianus: Comments
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix III (Ghana); IUCN - Lower Risk (lc). Not mentioned in Schlitter (1989)
Comment:
Comments: See Misonne (1974, pt. 6:4-5). Distribution in Côte d'Ivoire formerly questionable, but occurrence confirmed by Fischer et al. (2002). Taxa fraseri, imperator and nigrensis were considered 'valid as a race' by Rosevear (1969); beldeni, neavei and perustus were considered 'well defined subspecies' by Verheyen (1968); laticeps and squamicaudus are synonyms of fraseri (Allen 1939); fortior is a synonym of jacksoni (Verheyen 1968). There is no proof of the validity of subspecies (A. C. Schunke,...