Published December 31, 2005 | Version v1
Taxonomic treatment Open

Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rutilus Cretzschmar 1828

Description

Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rutilus Cretzschmar 1828

Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rutilus Cretzschmar 1828, in: Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth.: 59.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, eastern slope of Abyssynia. "Der östliche Abhang Abyssiniens, wo es häufig vorkommmt." Probably Massawa, according to Mertens (1925:26) "...wahrsheinlich Massaua".

Synonyms: Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. abessinicus (Gmelin 1788); Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. brachyotis (Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833); Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. fuscus (Huet 1880).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 790, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

Files

Files (1.0 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:64e3a095cf8be6adab5f867e1146876b
1.0 kB Download

System files (6.4 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:1aa163c8ed1dacd8e3c9bb8966cf83bb
6.4 kB Download

Linked records

Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Cretzschmar
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Xerus
Species
rutilus
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rutilus Cretzschmar, 1828 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Mertens, R. 1925. Verzeichnis der Saugetier-Typen des Senckenbergischen Museums. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 7: 18 - 37.