Anomalurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent |
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Anomalurus beecrofti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Anomaluromorpha |
Family: | Anomaluridae |
Subfamily: | Anomalurinae Gervais, 1849 |
Genus: | Anomalurus Waterhouse, 1843 |
Species | |
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.
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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