Funambulus pennantii

Wroughton, 1905

Northern Palm Squirrel

Also as Five-striped Palm Squirre.
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Location:India, old DelhiDate taken:15 October 2014Description:Also as Five-striped Palm Squirre.

Distribution :

SE Iran through Pakistan to Nepal and N and C India. Perhaps adjacent Afghanistan. Introduced to Andaman Isls and vicinity of Perth in Western Australia.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2713

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Nannosciurinae
Tribe: Funambulini
Genus: Funambulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wroughton, R.C. 1905-08-05. The common striped palm squirrel. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16(3):406-413.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725599

Original name as described

Funambulus pennantii

Other common names

Five-striped Palm Squirrel

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.2.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ecf9264e-70d0-47c8-9e82-8b16e579d84c

Type locality

"Mandvi Taluka of Surat District, " Guzerath, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Bangladesh · India · Iran · Nepal · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001603

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: 7 names and synonyms.

Funambulus pennantii argentescens

Wroughton, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

argentescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.4.2.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rawalpindi

Type locality

Pakistan: Punjab (Pakistan).

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9e037cef-8498-45b0-b997-c74040ccf6c4

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725600

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Funambulus pennantii

Wroughton, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennantii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.2.25

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mandvi Taluka of Surat District

Type locality

India: Gujarat.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ecf9264e-70d0-47c8-9e82-8b16e579d84c

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725599

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
Jackson & Groves (2015:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Jackson & Groves (2015:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8702/115088099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Funambulus pennanti:

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222283

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1908:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62341)
Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:495, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Moore (1959:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
Moore & Tate (1965:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
Corbet & Hill (1980:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Funambulus pennanti lutescens

Wroughton, 1916

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.9.18.105

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Deesa, Palanpur

Type locality

India: Gujarat: 24°15′34″N, 72°10′49″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb6a7753-2331-43d4-920a-fe09a68cdd2e

Authority page

429

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30152000

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
Moore & Tate (1965:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)
Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Funambulus pennanti argentescens:

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

argentescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
Moore & Tate (1965:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)

Funambulus pennanti pennanti:

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
Moore & Tate (1965:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36138)

Funambulus pennantii pennantii:

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pennantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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