Anomalurus

<i>Anomalurus</i>

Anomalurus

Genus of rodents

Anomalurus is the largest genus in the rodent family Anomaluridae, with four species.[2] It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.

Quick Facts Anomalurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...

Species

Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, Anomalurus beecrofti, is sometimes moved to its own genus, Anomalurops, but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of Anomalurus.

References

  1. [1]
    Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; et al. (2013). Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6. A&C Black. p. 603. ISBN 978-1408189962.
  2. [2]
    Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  • Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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