Heliosciurus undulatus (Eastern Sun Squirrel, Zanj Sun Squirrel, Zanj Sun Squirrel)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Eastern Sun Squirrel, Zanj Sun Squirrel

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

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: undulatus - (True, 1892)
        Scientific name: - Heliosciurus undulatus (True, 1892)

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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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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Grubb, P. 2004. Heliosciurus undulatus. 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 February 29, 2008:

Field Museum: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481925
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632371
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1008177
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632371
IUCN ID: 9835
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5807