Petaurista mechukaensis

Petaurista mechukaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: 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
Superfamilia: Sciuroidea

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Pteromyini
Genus: Petaurista
Species:

Name

Petaurista mechukaensis Choudhury, 2009: 48 [nomen novum]

  • Holotype: ZSI 25691, skin.
  • Type locality: “Mechuka, W Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India”.

Synonyms

  • Petaurista nigra Choudhury, 2007: 27 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Petaurista petaurista nigra Wang, 1981]
    • Holotype: ZSI 25691, skin.
    • Type locality: “Mechuka, W Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India”.

References

Primary references

  • Choudhury, A. 2007. A new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link from Arunachal Pradesh in North-East India. Newsletter & Journal of The Rhino Foundation for nature in NE India 7: 26–32. Reference page. 
  • Choudhury, A. 2009. Replacement Latin name for Mechuka giant flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link, 1795. Newsletter & Journal of The Rhino Foundation for nature in NE India 8: 48. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel
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