Glaucomys volans

Glaucomys volans

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: 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

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. Open access Reference page. 

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
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