Ratufa macroura

Ratufa macroura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Placentalia Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Ratufinae
Genus: Ratufa
Species: Ratufa macroura
Subspecies: R. m. dandolena – R. m. macroura – R. m. melanochra

Name

Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)

Synonyms

• Ratufa macroura sinhala Phillips, 1931
• Ratufa macrurus albipes Blyth, 1859
• Sciurus ceilonensis Boddaert, 1785
• Sciurus ceylonicus Erxleben, 1777
• Sciurus ceylonica (Erxleben, 1777)
• Sciurus macrourus Pennant, 1769
• Sciurus macrura Blanford, 1891
• Sciurus tennentii Blyth, 1849
• Sciurus zeylanicus Ray, 1693

References

• Ratufa macroura in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN: Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769) (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

česky: Ratufa černoprstá
English: Grizzled Giant Squirrel