Taxonomy Profile: Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris (Thomas 1908)

Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris: 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 : Callosciurinae
Southern Asian tree squirrels |
Genus : Rhinosciurus
Species : Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
Shrew-faced Squirrel |
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris Direct Children(s):
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Richard W. Thorington, Jr.
Notes:
Curator of Mammals, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 108, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Reference for:
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris
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:
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris: Comments
Comment:
Thorington (pers. comm., Jan. 2013 email) indicates that the subspecies Rhinosciurus laticaudatus alacris, although omitted from Thorington et al. (2013:180-181), is still recognized as a valid species