Dendrogale melanura

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Dendrogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1892-03-01. On some new Mammalia from the East-Indian Archipelago. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(51):250-254.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268478

Original name as described

Tupaia melanura

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1892.2.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/683355df-7156-4899-86e7-4f83cbc788d0

Type locality

"Mount Dulit, 5000 feet [= 1524 m], " Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000538

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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: 4 names and synonyms.

Tupaia melanura

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.2.7.10

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mount Dulit, 5000 feet

Type locality

Malaysia: Sarawak.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/683355df-7156-4899-86e7-4f83cbc788d0

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268478

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Dendrogale melanura baluensis

Lyon, 1913

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

baluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.9.6.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mount Kina Balu, northeastern Borneo

Type locality

Malaysia: Sabah.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ea08e105-2a44-41d5-a89e-4acb75cd4da6

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306624

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1913:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Cabrera (1925:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)
Chasen (1940:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Medway (1965:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Dendrogale melanura:

Lyon, 1913

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306623

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1913:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Cabrera (1925:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)
Chasen (1940:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Medway (1965:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
Corbet & Hill (1980:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wilson (1993:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69005)
Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6405/22278427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dendrogale melanura melanura:

Lyon, 1913

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306624

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1913:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Cabrera (1925:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)
Chasen (1940:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Medway (1965:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34580)
Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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