Glaucomys volans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Glaucomys
Species: Glaucomys volans
Subspecies: G. v. chontali – G. v. goldmani – G. v. guerreroensis – G. v. herreranus – G. v. madrensis – G. v. oaxacensis – G. v. querceti – G. v. saturatus – G. v. texensis – G. v. underwoodi – G. v. volans

Name

Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Virginia, Mexico”; fixed to “Virginia (U.S.A.)” by Elliot (1901: 109).

Combinations

Mus volans Linnaeus, 1758: 63 [original combination]
Sciuropterus (Glaucomys) volans Thomas, 1908: 6 [name combination]
[Glaucomys] volans Howell, 1915: 109 [name combination]

Synonyms

Sciurus petaurista Erleben, 1777: 435 [renaming of Mus volans Linnaeus]
Sciurus volucella Pallas, 1778: 351 [renaming of Mus volans Linnaeus]
Pteromys virginianus Tiedemann, 1808: 451 [renaming of Mus volans Linnaeus]
Sciuropterus americanus Desmarest, 1827: 140 [renaming of Sciurus volucella Pallas]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 63. Reference page.

Links

Glaucomys volans in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Glaucomys volans (Least Concern)
North American Mammals: Glaucomys volans
Smithsonian Wild: Glaucomys volans

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Gwiñver-nij ar su
Deutsch: Südliches Gleithörnchen
English: Southern flying squirrel
euskara: Glaucomys volans
suomi: Etelänliito-orava
français: Petit polatouche
magyar: Déli repülőmókus
italiano: Glaucomio del sud
lietuvių: Pietinė voverė skraiduolė
latviešu: Dienvidlidvāvere
Nederlands: Noord-Amerikaanse vliegende eekhoorn
polski: Assapan
slovenčina: Poletuška asapan
slovenščina: Leteča veverica
svenska: Assapan