Pteromys volans orii

Pteromys volans orii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida 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: Pteromys
Species: Pteromys volans
Subspecies: Pteromys volans orii

Name

Pteromys volans orii (Kuroda, 1921): 208 ["Sciuropterus russicus orii"]

Type locality: "Uyenai", Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan. [Kuroda, 1921: 209]

Synonyms

• Sciuropterus russicus orii Kuroda, 1921: 208 [Protonym]
• Pteromys orii (Kuroda) Ellerman, 1940: 294
• Pteromys volans orii (Kuroda) Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951: 467

References

Primary references

• Kuroda, N. 1921. On three new mammals from Japan. Journal of Mammalogy 2(4): 208–211. DOI: 10.2307/1373554 BHL Reference page. 
• Ellerman, J.R. 1940. The families and genera of living rodents. Volume 1. Rodents other than Muridae. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. xxvi + 689 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Ellerman, J.R. & Morrison-Scott, T.C.S. 1951. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. British Museum (Natural History): London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Pteromys volans orii 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.

Vernacular names

English: Ezo Flying Squirrel
日本語: エゾモモンガ

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