Ratufa

Ratufa indica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Ratufinae
Genus: Ratufa
Species: R. affinis – R. bicolor – R. indica – R. macroura

Name

Ratufa J. E. Gray, 1867

Type species: Sciurus indicus Erxleben, 1777

Synonyms

• Rukaia J. E. Gray, 1867. Type species: Sciurus macrourus Pennant, 1769
• Eosciurus Trouessart, 1880. Type species: Sciurus bicolor Sparrman, 1778

References

• Gray, J. E. 1867. Synopsis of the Asiatic Squirrels (Sciuridse) in the Collection of the British Museum, describing one new Genus and some new Species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Third Series, 20: 270–286.
• Trouessart, É. L. 1880. Genre Sciurus, L.. Le Naturaliste, 1 (37): 291.

Links

• Ratufa in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Ratufa Gray, 1867 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Giant squirrel, Oriental giant squirrel
polski: Wiewióra
svenska: jätteekorrar
ไทย: พญากระรอก

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