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Taxonomy
Pteromys was named by Cuvier (1800). It is extant.
It was assigned to Sciurina by Gray (1825); and to Pteromyinae by Mercer and Roth (2003).
It was assigned to Sciurina by Gray (1825); and to Pteromyinae by Mercer and Roth (2003).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1800 | Pteromys Cuvier |
1825 | Pteromys Gray p. 342 |
2003 | Pteromys Mercer and Roth |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Pteromys Cuvier 1800 [Eurasian flying squirrel]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Pleistocene | China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) | Pteromys sp. (214689) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Aomori) | Pteromys sp. (101899) |