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Myosciurus pumilio
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Myosciurus pumilio (Le Conte 1857)
[Myosciurus] pumilio (Le Conte 1857), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 9: 11.
Type Locality: Gabon. "...the head waters of the Ovenga River...".
Vernacular Names: African Pygmy Squirrel.
Synonyms: Myosciurus minutulus Hollister 1921; Myosciurus minutus (Du Chaillu 1860).
Distribution: SE Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Bioko (Equatorial Guinea).
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.
Discussion: Reviewed by Gharaibeh and Jones (1996, Mammalian Species No. 523).
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 794, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/91C4B717759630DB830679AF52629BE0 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/6FFD447DA14AAA33A42DB0D393DBE8BC (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231537937 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Le Conte
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Myosciurus
- Species
- pumilio
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Myosciurus pumilio (Conte, 1857) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Gharaibeh, B. M., and C. Jones. 1996. Myosciurus pumilio. Mammalian Species, 523: 1 - 3.