Petaurista alborufus

Petaurista alborufus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Petaurista
Species: Petaurista alborufus
Subspecies (4): P. a. alborufus – P. a. castaneus – P. a. leucocephalus – P. a. ochraspis

Name

Petaurista alborufus (Milne-Edwards, 1870)

• Holotype: MNHN 1870-42, mounted skin and skull, collected by Armand Davidin June 1869.
• Type locality: “Moupin”.

Combinations

• Pteromys alborufus Milne-Edwards, 1870: 342 [Original combination]
• Petaurista alborufus: Thomas, 1912: 172 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Milne-Edwards, A. 1870. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Thibet oriental. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 70(7): 341–342. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. 2016. IUCN: Petaurista alborufus  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T16718A115138006. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16718A22272572.en. Accessed on 13 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel
magyar: Tarka óriásrepülőmókus