Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Gambian Sun Squirrel
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,950 meters (0 to 6,398 feet).Mean = 1,017.760 meters (3,339.108 feet), Standard Deviation = 483.910 based on 58 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:2.2Savanna - Moist
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Sciuromorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Sciurida
()
- (Carus, 1868) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Family:
Sciuridae
()
- (Fischer De Waldheim, 1817) Gray, 1821:304
- Subfamily:
Sciurinae
()
- Tribe:
Protoxerini
()
- Genus:
Heliosciurus
()
- Trouessart, 1880
- Specific name:
gambianus
- (Ogilby, 1835)
- Scientific name: - Heliosciurus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)
- Specific name:
gambianus
- (Ogilby, 1835)
- Genus:
Heliosciurus
(
- Tribe:
Protoxerini
(
- Subfamily:
Sciurinae
(
- Family:
Sciuridae
(
- Infraorder:
Sciurida
(
- Suborder:
Sciuromorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Heliosciurus
There are approximately 11 species in this genus:
H. bongensis · H. gambianus (Gambian Sun Squirrel) · H. gambianus gambianus · H. gambianus lateris · H. gambianus undulatus · H. mutabilis (Mutable Sun Squirrel) · H. punctatus (Small Sun Squirrel) · H. rufobrachium (Red-Legged Sun Squirrel) · H. rufobrachium undulatus · H. ruwenzorii (Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel) · H. undulatus (Eastern Sun Squirrel)
Bibliography
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Grubb, P. 2004. Heliosciurus gambianus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Grubb, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- BeBIF Provider: African Rodentia
- GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481920
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632366
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 525385
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632366
- IUCN ID: 9830
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5802
