Anomalurus

Anomalurus is the largest genus in the rodent family Anomaluridae, with four species. It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.

Anomalurus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent
Anomalurus beecrofti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Anomaluridae
Subfamily: Anomalurinae
Gervais, 1849
Genus: Anomalurus
Waterhouse, 1843
Type species
A. fraseri[1]
Waterhouse, 1843
Species

A. beecrofti
A. derbianus
A. pelii
A. pusillus

Synonyms

Anomalurops Matschie, 1914

Species
  • A. beecrofti - Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel
  • A. derbianus - Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel
  • A. pelii - Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel
  • A. pusillus - dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, Anomalurus beecrofti, is sometimes moved to its own genus, Anomalurops, but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of Anomalurus.

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References
  1. Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; et al. (2013). Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6. A&C Black. p. 603. ISBN 1408189968.
  • Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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