Anomalurus

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

Anomalurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent
Anomalurus beecrofti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Anomaluridae
Subfamily:	Anomalurinae Gervais, 1849
Genus:	Anomalurus Waterhouse, 1843
Type species
Anomalurus fraseri[1] Waterhouse, 1843
Species
Anomalurus beecrofti Anomalurus derbianus Anomalurus pelii Anomalurus pusillus
Synonyms
Anomalurops Matschie, 1914

Species

• A. beecrofti - Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel
• A. derbianus - Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel
• A. pelii - Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel
• A. pusillus - dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

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. Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; et al. (2013). Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6. A&C Black. p. 603. ISBN 978-1408189962.
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.