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African Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Protoxerus
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Protoxerus
Recognized by Kissling et al, 2014 and Furui 2020
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Alternative Names

Protoxerus
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, NMNH type specimens, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

African giant squirrel preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Bulgarian

Африкански гигантски катерици preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

非洲巨松鼠屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Afrikaniso-oravat preferred
Recognized by admin

German

Ölpalmenhörnchen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アブラヤシリス属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Korean

아프리카자이언트다람쥐속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

سنجاب غول‌پیکر آفریقایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Olejówka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

البروتوكسيروس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Sciuridae
Xerinae Osborn 1910
Protoxerini Moore 1959
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (this page)
Protoxerus subgen. Allosciurus Conisbee 1953
Protoxerus subgen. Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Epixerus Thomas 1909
Funisciurus Trouessart 1880
Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880
Myosciurus Thomas 1909
Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Sciuromorpha Brandt 1855
Sciuridae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Xerinae Osborn 1910
Protoxerini Moore 1959
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (this page)
Allosciurus Conisbee 1953
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Epixerus Thomas 1909
Funisciurus Trouessart 1880
Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880
Myosciurus Thomas 1909
Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Sciuridae
Xerinae Osborn 1910
Protoxerini Moore 1959
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (this page)
Protoxerus subgen. Allosciurus Conisbee 1953
Protoxerus subgen. Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Epixerus Thomas 1909
Funisciurus Trouessart 1880
Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880
Myosciurus Thomas 1909
Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Sciuridae
Xerinae
Protoxerini
Protoxerus (this page)
Protoxerus (Allosciurus) aubinnii (Gray 1873)
Protoxerus (Protoxerus) stangeri (Waterhouse 1842)
Epixerus
Funisciurus
Heliosciurus
Myosciurus
Paraxerus

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (this page)
Protoxerus aubinnii (Gray 1873)
Protoxerus stangeri (Waterhouse 1842)
Aeretes G. M. Allen 1940
Aeromys Robinson & Kloss 1915
Albanensia Daxner-Hock & Mein 1975
Aliveria Meulen, Katsikatsosan der Meulen & Katsikatsos 1980
Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892
Arctomyoides Bryant 1945
Atlantoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Belomys Thomas 1908
Biswamoyopterus Saha 1981
Blackia Mein 1970
Callosciurus Gray 1867
Callospermophilus Merriam 1897
Cedromus Wilson 1949
Comtia Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
Cynomyoides Korth 1996
Cynomys Rafinesque 1817
Dremomys Heude 1898
Eoglaucomys A. H. Howell 1915
Epixerus Thomas 1909
Eupetaurus Thomas 1888
Eutamias Trouessart 1880
Exilisciurus Moore 1958
Forsythia Mein 1970
Funambulus Lesson 1835
Funisciurus Trouessart 1880
Glaucomys Thomas 1908
Glyphotes Thomas 1898
Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880
Hesperopetes Emry & Korth 2007
Heteroxerus Stehlin & Schaub 1951
Hylopetes Thomas 1908
Hyosciurus Archbold & Tate 1935
Ictidomys J. A. Allen 1877
Iomys Thomas 1908
Kherem Minjin 2004
Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton 1909
Marmota Blumenbach 1779
Menetes Thomas 1908
Microsciurus J. A. Allen 1895
Miopetaurista Kretzoi 1962
Miospermophilus Black 1963
Myosciurus Thomas 1909
Nannosciurus Trouessart 1880
Notocitellus A. H. Howell 1938
Nototamias Pratt & Morgan 1989
Oligosciurus Wang & Qiu 2004
Oligospermophilus Korth 1987
Otospermophilus Brandt 1844
Paenemarmota Hibbard & Schultz 1948
Palaearctomys Douglass 1903
Palaeosciurus Pomel 1852
Parapaenemarmota Martin 1998
Paratamias Tedrow, Robison & Korth 2001
Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Petaurillus Thomas 1908
Petaurista Link 1795
Petauristodon Engesser 1979
Petinomys Thomas 1908
Plesiosciurus Qiu Zhuding & Liu Yipu 1986
Pliopetaurista Kretzoi 1962
Poliocitellus A. H. Howell 1938
Prosciurillus Ellerman 1947
Prospermophilus Qiu & Storch 2000
Protosciurus Black 1963
Protospermophilus Gazin 1930
Pteromys Cuvier 1800
Pteromyscus Thomas 1908
Ratufa Gray 1867
Rheithrosciurus Gray 1867
Rhinosciurus Blyth 1856
Rubrisciurus Ellerman 1954
Sabara Viriot, Peláez-Campomanes, Vignaud, Andossa, Makaye & Brunet 2011
Sciurillus Thomas 1914
Sciurion Skwara 1986
Sciurotamias Miller 1901
Sciurus Linnaeus 1758
Similisciurus Stevens 1977
Spermophilinus de Bruijn & Mein 1968
Spermophilopsis Blasius 1884
Spermophilus F. Cuvier 1825
Sundasciurus Moore 1958
Syntheosciurus Bangs 1902
Tamias Illiger 1811
Tamiasciurus Trouessart 1880
Tamiops J. A. Allen 1906
Trogopterus Heude 1898
Urocitellus Obolenskij 1927
Vulcanisciurus Lavocat 1973
Xerospermophilus Merriam 1892
Xerus Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1833

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Rodentia Bowdich 1821
Sciuromorpha Brandt 1855
Sciuridae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Xerinae Osborn 1910
Protoxerini Moore 1959
Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 (this page)
Protoxerus subgen. Allosciurus Conisbee 1953
Protoxerus subgen. Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893
Epixerus Thomas 1909
Funisciurus Trouessart 1880
Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880
Myosciurus Thomas 1909
Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Sciuridae
Xerinae
Protoxerini
Protoxerus (this page)
Protoxerus stangeri
Epixerus
Heliosciurus
Myosciurus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Gliriformes
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Sciuridae
Xerinae
Protoxerini
Protoxerus (this page)
Allosciurus
Protoxerus
Protoxerus aubinii
Protoxerus aubinnii
Protoxerus stangeri
Epixerus
Funisciurus
Heliosciurus
Myosciurus
Paraxerus
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