Taxonomy Profile: Protoxerus (Allosciurus) (Conisbee 1953)

Protoxerus (Allosciurus): Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subgenus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Protoxerus (Allosciurus): 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 : Sciuromorpha
squirrels |
Family : Sciuridae
squirrels |
marmots |
chipmunks |
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Protoxerini
African tree squirrels |
Genus : Protoxerus
African Giant Squirrels |
Protoxerus (Allosciurus) Direct Children(s):
Protoxerus aubinnii
(Gray 1873)
Protoxerus (Allosciurus): References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Sciuridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
754-818
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Protoxerus (Allosciurus)
Protoxerus (Allosciurus): Geographic Information
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Protoxerus (Allosciurus): Comments
Comment:
Comments: Replacement name for Myrsilas Thomas, 1909, which was preoccupied by Myrsilas Stål, 1865 [Hemiptera]