Anomalurus pelii

(Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845)

Pel's Anomalure

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Anomaluromorphi
Superfamily: Anomaluroidea
Family: Anomaluridae
Subfamily: Anomalurinae
Genus: Anomalurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1845-06-26. No. 11. Mammalia, pp. 101-168; Aves, pp. 13-24, pls. I, II in Temminck, C.J. 1839-1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Zoologie. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51850942

Original name as described

Pteromys (Anomalurus) pelii

Other common names

Pel's Flying Squirrel · Pel's Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel · Pel's Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Type material

RMNH.MAM.26761

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26762

Type locality

"Daboerom, aan de Goudkust" (= Dabacrom, Ghana, West Africa).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Liberia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001841

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Pteromys (Anomalurus) pelii

Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26761

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

bij Daboeram, aan de Goudkust

Type locality

Ghana: 4°57′N, 1°53′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26761.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26762

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51850942

Authority publication

Leiden

Anomalurus Pellii:

de Blainville, 1855

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986930

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

Blainville (1855:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37133)

Anomalurus Pelei:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Anomalurus Pelii:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53434932

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:390, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53434932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59284)
Allen (1939:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Corbet & Hill (1991:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Dieterlen (1993:757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69024)
Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
Happold (2013:608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1551/22182941) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Anomalurus peli:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

peli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423173

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Hayman (1936:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14108)
Corbet & Hill (1980:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Anomalurus auzembergeri

Matschie, 1914

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

auzembergeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 18271

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Bei Patokla am mittleren Cavally, Elfenbeinküste, 150 km vom Meere

Type locality

Cote d'Ivoire: 5°28′N, 7°19′W.

Authority page

350

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608420

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Allen (1939:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Anomalurus pelii auzembergeri:

Dieterlen, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

auzembergeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Anomalurus pelii pelii:

Dieterlen, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

pelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9686)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Anomalurus pelii peralbus

Schunke & Hutterer, 2005

Family

Anomaluridae

Root name

peralbus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMA.MAM.21275.a, ZMA.MAM.21275.b

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

"Gueboua, Côte d'Ivoire" [Ivory Coast, 05°59' N, 05°41' W].

Type locality

Cote d'Ivoire: 5°59′N, 5°41′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ZMA.MAM.21275.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ZMA.MAM.21275.b

Authority page

327

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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