Pteromys momonga

Temminck, 1844

Japanese Flying Squirrel

Also as Small Japanese Flying Squirrel.
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Location:Japan, Nagano prefecture, Mount IōDate taken:Jul 22, 2018

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7807

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1844. Aflevering 2. Pp. 25–59 in Temminck, C.J. Fauna Japonica. Aperçu général et spécifique sur les mammifères qui habitent le Japon et les îles qui en dépendent. A. Arnz & Co., Leiden, 59 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607631 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607734

Original name as described

Pteromys (Sciuropterus) momonga

Other common names

Small Japanese Flying Squirrel

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39336

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39334 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39335 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39336 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39337 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39338.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39338.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39339 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39340 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39341

Type locality

"Kyushu, Japan."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001665

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: 8 names and synonyms.

Pteromys momoga

Temminck, 1839

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momoga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13475080

Authority publication

Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie

Pteromys momoga

Temminck, 1843

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momoga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607665

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1843:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)

Pteromys (Sciuropterus) momonga

Temminck, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momonga

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39336

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39334 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39335 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39336 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39337 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39338.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39338.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39339 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39340 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39341

Authority page

47, pl. 14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607631 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607734

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18701/22270866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pteromys (Sciuropterus) momoga

Schlegel & S. Müller in Temminck, 1845

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momoga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51851249

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1845:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37529)
  2. Murray (1866:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Wallace (1880:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciuropterus momoga

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momoga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423181

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:300, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sciuropterus momonga amygdali

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

amygdali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.4.122

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a0da9ec7-0961-46b3-b096-8ac6eda58d3e

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888077

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1906:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14049)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciuropterus momonga

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

momonga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888077

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1906:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14049)
  2. Thomas (1908:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16516)

Sciuropterus momonga interventus

(Kuroda, 1941)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

interventus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 2095

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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