Anomalurus

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Anomalurus Fossil range: Middle Miocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Anomaluromorpha Family: Anomaluridae Subfamily: Anomalurinae Gervais, 1849 Genus: Anomalurus Waterhouse, 1843
Species
A. beecrofti A. derbianus A. pelii A. pusillus
Synonyms
Anomalurops Matschie, 1914

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
• 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.

v • d • e Extant species of family Anomaluridae (Scaly-tailed flying squirrels) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Anomaluromorpha Anomalurinae (Large anomalures) Anomalurus Beecroft's Flying Squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti) · Lord Derby's scaly-tailed flying squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) · Pel's Flying Squirrel (Anomalurus pelii) · Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel (Anomalurus pusillus) Zenkerellinae (Small anomalures) Idiurus Long-eared Flying Mouse (Idiurus macrotis) · Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri) Zenkerella Cameroon Scaly-tail (Zenkerella insignis) Category