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Taxonomy
Callosciurus was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.
It was assigned to Callosciurini by Mercer and Roth (2003).
It was assigned to Callosciurini by Mercer and Roth (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1867 | Callosciurus Gray |
| 2003 | Callosciurus 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. Callosciurus Gray 1867 [tree squirrel]
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Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas 1779 [Pallas's squirrel]
Callosciurus erythraeus castaneoventris Gray 1842
Callosciurus macclellandi Horsfield 1840
Callosciurus macclellandi inconstans Thomas 1920
Callosciurus pygerythrus Geoffroy 1831
Callosciurus pygerythrus imitator Thomas 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 8.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tortonian | China (Yunnan) | Callosciurus sp. (11798) | |
| Turolian | China (Yunnan) | Callosciurus sp. (44219 44220 44223) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | China (Hubei) | Callosciurus erythraeus (92787) |