Petaurillus emiliae

O. Thomas, 1908

Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel

Might be Petaurillus hosei, Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel.
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Location:Malaysia, Sabah state, Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Danau Girang Field CentreDate taken:Aug 5, 2019Description:Might be Petaurillus hosei, Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel.

Distribution :

Borneo.

Notes :

The species identification is uncertain. This individual may represent a different taxon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 8083

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Petaurillus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1908-01-01. The genera and subgenera of the Sciuropterus Group, with descriptions of three new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)1(1):1-8.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295688

Original name as described

Petaurillus emiliæ

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.4.9.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aadea137-dcae-4b59-8d15-5ce85afbbe18

Type locality

Baram, E Sarawak, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001635

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

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

Total: 1 name and synonym.

Petaurillus emiliæ

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

emiliae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.4.9.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Baram, E. Sarawak

Type locality

Malaysia: Sarawak: 3°12′12″N, 115°23′24″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aadea137-dcae-4b59-8d15-5ce85afbbe18

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295688

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1908:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16516)
Robinson & Kloss (1918:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)
Chasen (1940:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Corbet & Hill (1980:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16714/22269375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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