Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Anomaluridae
Genus: Anomalurus
Species:
A. derbianus
Binomial name
Anomalurus derbianus
(J. E. Gray, 1842)
Synonyms

Anomalurus beldeni
Anomalurus chrysophaenus
Anomalurus cinereus
Anomalurus erythronotus
Anomalurus fraseri
Anomalurus jacksoni
Anomalurus neavei
Anomalurus nigrensis
Anomalurus orientalis
Anomalurus squamicaudus

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel[1] (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa. It was named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby.

  1. ^ a b Howell, K.; Hutterer, R & Ekué, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Anomalurus derbianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1550A115056429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1550A22183081.en.