Anomalurus
Genus of rodents
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Anomalurus is the largest genus in the rodent family Anomaluridae, with four species.[2] It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.
| Anomalurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Recent | |
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| Anomalurus beecrofti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Anomaluridae |
| Subfamily: | Anomalurinae Gervais, 1849 |
| Genus: | Anomalurus Waterhouse, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Anomalurus fraseri[1] Waterhouse, 1843 | |
| Species | |
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Anomalurus beecrofti | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anomalurops Matschie, 1914 | |
Species
- A. beecrofti - Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel
- A. derbianus - Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel
- A. pelii - Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel
- A. pusillus - dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, Anomalurus beecrofti, is sometimes moved to its own genus, Anomalurops, but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of Anomalurus.
