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 | |
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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 | |
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
- 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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