Petinomys crinitus

(Hollister, 1911)

Basilan Flying Squirrel

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hollister, N. 1911-06-23. Description of a new Philippine flying-squirrel. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24:185-186.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779520

Original name as described

Sciuropterus crinitus

Other common names

Mindanao Flying Squirrel

Type material

USNM:MAMM:239217

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b7d4045-f7a9-47e6-a8db-e2644079e7e0

Type locality

"Basilan I, Philippines."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001657

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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: 3 names and synonyms.

Sciuropterus crinitus

Hollister, 1911

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:239217

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Basilan Island, Philippines.

Type locality

Philippines: Basilan.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b7d4045-f7a9-47e6-a8db-e2644079e7e0

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779520

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hollister (1912:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)

Pteromys (Petinomys) crinitus:

B. Lawrence, 1939

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775639

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Lawrence (1939:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)

Petinomys crinitus:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16733/22241533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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