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Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Indian Zool. vol.1 p.pl. 1

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Sciuridae
genus
Ratufa
species
Ratufa macroura

Name

Synonyms
Ratufa macroura sinhala Phillips, 1931
Ratufa macrurus albipes Blyth, 1859
Sciurus ceilonensis Boddaert, 1785
Sciurus ceylonensis Erxleben, 1777
Sciurus ceylonica (Erxleben, 1777)
Sciurus macrourus Pennant, 1769
Sciurus macrourus var. monatnus Kelaart, 1852
Sciurus macrourus var. montana (Kelaart, 1852)
Sciurus macrura Blanford, 1891
Sciurus tennentii Blyth, 1849
Sciurus zeylanicus Ray, 1693
Sciurus zeyllanicus Day, 1693
Homonyms
Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)
Common names
Ardilla gigante de Sri Lanka in English
Ecureuil du Sri Lanka in English
Grizzled Giant Squirrel in English
Grizzled giant squirrel in language.
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Sri Lankan giant squirrel in language.
Sri-Lanka-Riesenhérnchen in English
grizzled giant squirrel in language.
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in English
Grizzled Giant Squirrel in English
Écureuil Géant De Ceylan in French
Écureuil Géant Gris in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton, 2012: null. Squirrels of the World. vii + 459.
  2. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Family Sciuridae. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 754-818.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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