Sciurus niger

Sciurus niger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Sciurini
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus niger
Subspecies: S. n. avicinnia – S. n. bachmani – S. n. cinereus – S. n. limitis – S. n. ludovicianus – S. n. niger – S. n. rufiventer – S. n. shermani – S. n. subauratus – S. n. vulpinus

Name

Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758

Typus: "in America septentrionalis" Restricted by Thomas (1911a:149) to S South Carolina (USA)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 64 BHL Reference page.
Sciurus niger in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Links

North American Mammals: Sciurus niger
Smithsonian Wild: Sciurus niger

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Gwiñver gellrous
Deutsch: Fuchshörnchen
English: Eastern Fox Squirrel
español: Ardilla zorro oriental
français: Écureuil fauve, écureuil-renard
magyar: Amerikai rókamókus
Nederlands: Zwarte eekhoorn
русский: Лисья белка
svenska: Östlig rävekorre

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