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Anomalurus (scaly-tailed squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Anomaluridae

Taxonomy
Anomalurus was named by Waterhouse (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anomaluridae by Sallam et al. (2010) and Sallam et al. (2010); and to Anomalurinae by Heritage et al. (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Anomalurus Waterhouse
2010Anomalurus Sallam et al. p. 810
2016Anomalurus Heritage et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyAnomaluridaeGill 1872
subfamilyAnomalurinae
genusAnomalurusWaterhouse 1843

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. Anomalurus Waterhouse 1843 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Anomalurus pusillus Thomas 1887 [dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: glidingg
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: see Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008g
Created: 2011-05-12 18:13:14
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:35:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Anomalurus parvus (22306)