Atlantoxerus getulus

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Xerinae
Tribus: Xerini
Genus: Atlantoxerus
Species: Atlantoxerus getulus

Name

Atlantoxerus getulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type material: Unknown.
Type locality: “Africa”, restricted to “Barbary” by Thomas (1911: 149), and to “Agadir, Morocco” by Cabrera (1932: 217).

Combinations

Sciurus getulus Linnaeus, 1758: 64 [original combination]

References

Primary 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 Reference page.
Thomas, O. 1911. The Mammals of the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus; an Attempt to fix the Types of the Genera and the exact Bases and Localities of the Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81(1): 120–158. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1911.tb06995.x BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سنجاب بربري
català: Esquirol terrestre de Barbaria
Deutsch: Atlashörnchen
English: Barbary Ground Squirrel
español: Ardilla moruna
فارسی: سنجاب زمینی بربری
français: Écureuil de Barbarie
Frysk: Barbarijsk grûniikhoarntsje
日本語: バーバリージリス
Nederlands: Barbarijse grondeekhoorn
norsk: Berberjordekorn
occitan: Atlantoxerus
polski: Berberyjka marokańska
português: Atlantoxerus
русский: Магрибская белка
svenska: Nordafrikansk borstekorre
Tiếng Việt: Sóc đất Barbary
walon: Spirou d' l' Atlasse
中文: 旱地松鼠屬

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