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, adult, skin and skull, collected in ‘
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Sequences of
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This specimen was first discussed by
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, who left it taxonomically unidentified. When describing
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477B07BED0FE75FA55" box="[296,428,1459,1480]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
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as a new genus and species,
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speculated that Anderson’s Tibetan specimen was also a
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, a point later confirmed by
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, who figured the skull of this specimen. Little is known about the collection details for this specimen other than that it is ‘said to be from Tibet’ (
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535498E477830BD09FF0CF902" author="Corbet & Hill" firstAuthor="Corbet" page="314" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" refId="ref14609" refString="Corbet GB, Hill JE. 1992. The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review. Oxford: Oxford University Press." type="book" year="1992">Corbet & Hill (1992: 314)</bibRefCitation>
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noted that the association of the skull and skin for this specimen suggest that ‘it is not a trade skin’ (i.e. it is probably a wild-collected animal). To us, this specimen, when considered alongside the
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skin obtained in a market in the Tibetan town of Gyantse (also spelt Gyangze,
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) in 1909, establishes the historical occurrence of this species in the southcentral portion of the Tibetan Plateau (see below).
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:
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.10.2, skin, with partial skull
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inside the skin, probably female by examination of the specimen, ‘bought in
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(earlier tag reads ‘
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),
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, collected in
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||
<date id="FFF2106435498E477F45BA41FCABFEC8" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" value="1909-06">
|
||
<collectingDate id="EFB6E98C35498E477F45BA41FCABFEC8" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" value="1909-06">June 1909</collectingDate>
|
||
</date>
|
||
by
|
||
<collectorName id="26B9537235498E4779B6BA23FBA3FECB" box="[921,1146,320,342]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Colonel F. M. Bailey</collectorName>
|
||
[
|
||
<collectorName id="26B9537235498E477EA8BA23FB0BFECB" box="[1159,1234,320,342]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Bailey</collectorName>
|
||
was
|
||
<collectorName id="26B9537235498E477F26BA23FC59FEE9" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">British Trade Agent</collectorName>
|
||
at
|
||
<collectorName id="26B9537235498E477988BA3DFBDAFEE9" box="[935,1027,350,372]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Gyantsi</collectorName>
|
||
and
|
||
<collectorName id="26B9537235498E477E10BA3DFB45FEE9" box="[1087,1180,350,372]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Chumbi</collectorName>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E83BA3DFB07FEEF" bold="true" box="[1196,1246,350,370]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">ƌ丕</emphasis>
|
||
) in
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E477F22BA3DFA93FEE9" box="[1293,1354,350,372]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Tibet</collectingRegion>
|
||
at that time;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535498E477954BA1EFBDDFE0E" author="Bailey" box="[891,1028,381,403]" firstAuthor="Bailey" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" refId="ref14369" refString="Bailey FM. 1945. China, Tibet, Assam: a journey, 1911. London: Jonathan Cape." type="book" year="1945">Bailey, 1945</bibRefCitation>
|
||
]
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435498E477914BADFFAA7FD78" blockId="14.[827,1443,444,742]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BADFFBC6FE4C" box="[827,1055,444,465]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Referred specimens:</emphasis>
|
||
Two specimens from the state of
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E477914BAB9FC54FE6D" box="[827,909,474,496]" country="India" name="Sikkim" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Sikkim</collectingRegion>
|
||
in north-eastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435498E477E79BAB9FB4CFE6D" box="[1110,1173,474,496]" name="India" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">India</collectingCountry>
|
||
: BMNH 88.9.29.1, skin, with skull fragments removed from skin (anterior of mandibular rami, preserving incisors; anteriormost cranium preserving incisors, premaxillae and nasals), from ‘
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E477953B936FC0DFDF6" box="[892,980,597,619]" country="India" name="Sikkim" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Sikkim</collectingRegion>
|
||
?’, received from W. T. Blanford from the ‘Mandelli collection’ (thus apparently collected by L. Mandelli); and ZSI 19103, skin, from ‘North
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E477F65B9F1FA47FD35" box="[1354,1438,658,680]" country="India" name="Sikkim" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Sikkim</collectingRegion>
|
||
, alt. 3000 m’ (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535498E4779FFB9D2FAFCFD5B" author="Agrawal & Chakraborty" box="[976,1317,689,711]" firstAuthor="Agrawal" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" pagination="615 - 616" refId="ref14222" refString="Agrawal V, Chakraborty S. 1970. Occurrence of the woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in north Sikkim. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 66: 615 - 616." type="journal article" year="1970">Agrawal & Chakraborty, 1970</bibRefCitation>
|
||
), elevation also reported as ‘9000 feet’ (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535498E477E58B9B3FAB6FD78" author="Zahler & Woods" box="[1143,1391,720,742]" firstAuthor="Zahler" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" pagination="495 - 514" refId="ref18124" refString="Zahler P, Woods CA. 1997. The status of the woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) in northern Pakistan. In: Mufti SA, Woods CA, Hasan SA, eds. Biodiversity of Pakistan. Islamabad: Museum of Natural History and Gainesville: Florida Museum of Natural History, 495 - 514." type="book chapter" year="1997">Zahler & Woods, 1997</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435498E477914B86CFAC3FC66" blockId="14.[827,1443,782,1019]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914B86CFC04FCBE" box="[827,989,782,804]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Type locality:</emphasis>
|
||
<materialsCitation id="3B243CF935498E4779C4B86DFB85FC23" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3705866308" collectionCode="BMNH" county="Gyantse" location="Here" municipality="Gyantsi Bazaar'" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" specimenCount="2" stateProvince="Xizang" typeStatus="holotype">
|
||
Labels associated with the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F7880635498E477F13B86DFA7BFCB9" box="[1340,1442,782,804]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
indicate only that it was collected in ‘Tibet’. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F7880635498E477914B82FFC7DFCFC" box="[827,932,844,865]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
specimen at
|
||
<collectionCode id="ED5DAE6135498E477E6FB82FFB4AFCFC" box="[1088,1171,844,865]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">BMNH</collectionCode>
|
||
was obtained from the bazaar at
|
||
<collectingCounty id="62924E2835498E477996B809FBC4FCE2" box="[953,1053,874,895]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Gyantse</collectingCounty>
|
||
(as ‘
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="6B97ACDE35498E477E78B809FAF8FC1D" box="[1111,1313,874,896]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Gyantsi Bazaar’</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
).
|
||
<location id="8E93607F35498E477F18B808FAADFC1D" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E587B235498E467A82B894FE6AF8FE:8E93607F35498E477F18B808FAADFC1D" box="[1335,1396,875,896]" county="Gyantse" municipality="Gyantsi Bazaar'" name="Here" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" stateProvince="Xizang">Here</location>
|
||
, we accordingly fix the type locality as ‘vicinity of
|
||
<location id="8E93607F35498E477F6BB8EAFC5DFC20" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E587B235498E467A82B894FE6AF8FE:8E93607F35498E477F6BB8EAFC5DFC20" county="Gyantse" municipality="Gyantsi Bazaar'" name="Gyantse Town'" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" stateProvince="Xizang">Gyantse Town’</location>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E4779BEB8CBFC09FC23" box="[913,976,936,958]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Tibet</collectingRegion>
|
||
(=
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E4779D3B8CBFB8DFC23" box="[1020,1108,936,958]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Xizang</collectingRegion>
|
||
)
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
<materialsCitation id="3B243CF935498E477E46B8CBFACCFC66" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3705866302" elevation="4000" location="Shigatse" municipality="Nyang Chu Valley" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Xizang" typeStatus="holotype">
|
||
Gyantse is situated at an elevation of
|
||
<elevation id="0061D19735498E4779E8B8A5FB8EFC41" box="[967,1111,966,988]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" unit="m" value="4000.0">
|
||
<quantity id="4CB49B4135498E4779E8B8A5FBC2FC41" box="[967,1051,966,988]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" unit="m" value="4000.0">4000 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
in the
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="6B97ACDE35498E477E86B8A4FAA3FC41" box="[1193,1402,966,988]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Nyang Chu Valley</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477FA5B8A5FC5DFC65" bold="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">年 楚河ờ</emphasis>
|
||
),
|
||
<location id="8E93607F35498E4779B5B886FC24FC66" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E587B235498E467A82B894FE6AF8FE:8E93607F35498E4779B5B886FC24FC66" box="[922,1021,997,1019]" municipality="Nyang Chu Valley" name="Shigatse" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" stateProvince="Xizang">Shigatse</location>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E24B887FB8CFC65" bold="true" box="[1035,1109,996,1016]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">n喀ffl</emphasis>
|
||
), southern
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635498E477EF9B886FACCFC66" box="[1238,1301,997,1019]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Tibet</collectingRegion>
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435498E477914BF47FB37F903" blockId="14.[827,1444,1060,1695]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BF47FB20FBA4" box="[827,1273,1060,1081]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">
|
||
Diagnosis:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E4779F2BF47FB20FBA4" box="[989,1273,1060,1081]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">Eupetaurus tibetensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477914BF20FC64FBC5" box="[827,957,1091,1112]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BF20FC64FBC5" box="[827,957,1091,1112]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having more saturated brown pelage, tinged with reddish tones (typically more clear grey in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477914BFE3FC62FB08" box="[827,955,1152,1173]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BFE3FC62FB08" box="[827,955,1152,1173]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477E11BFE3FB16FB08" box="[1086,1231,1152,1173]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E11BFE3FB16FB08" box="[1086,1231,1152,1173]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having a black tail tip that is much shorter (approximately half the length of the tail in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477E16BFDDFB08FB4E" box="[1081,1233,1214,1235]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E16BFDDFB08FB4E" box="[1081,1233,1214,1235]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). The rostrum is similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477980BFBFFBF2FB6C" box="[943,1067,1244,1265]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477980BFBFFBF2FB6C" box="[943,1067,1244,1265]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and narrower than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F3FBFBFFA44FB6C" box="[1296,1437,1244,1265]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F3FBFBFFA44FB6C" box="[1296,1437,1244,1265]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The temporal ridges are convergent posteriorly, as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477914BE79FC62FAB2" box="[827,955,1306,1327]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BE79FC62FAB2" box="[827,955,1306,1327]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, rather than parallel, as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F25BE79FA44FAB2" box="[1290,1437,1306,1327]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F25BE79FA44FAB2" box="[1290,1437,1306,1327]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The cusps and ridges of cheek teeth are more robust than in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E4779BEBE34FBC4FAF1" box="[913,1053,1367,1388]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E4779BEBE34FBC4FAF1" box="[913,1053,1367,1388]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but less robust than in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F0CBE34FA44FAF1" box="[1315,1437,1367,1388]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F0CBE34FA44FAF1" box="[1315,1437,1367,1388]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Upper cheek teeth are heart shaped, as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F0EBE15FA44FA16" box="[1313,1437,1398,1419]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F0EBE15FA44FA16" box="[1313,1437,1398,1419]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and differ from the rounded shape in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F28BEF7FA45FA34" box="[1287,1436,1428,1449]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F28BEF7FA45FA34" box="[1287,1436,1428,1449]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Lower molars are subrectangular, as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F23BED0FA45FA55" box="[1292,1436,1459,1480]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F23BED0FA45FA55" box="[1292,1436,1459,1480]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and differ from the subsquare ones in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F38BEB1FA45FA7A" box="[1303,1436,1490,1511]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F38BEB1FA45FA7A" box="[1303,1436,1490,1511]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, with only one long anterior fosettid per lower molar (two short anterior fosettids in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477EB0BD6CFAF5F9B9" box="[1183,1324,1551,1572]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477EB0BD6CFAF5F9B9" box="[1183,1324,1551,1572]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; one short anterior fosettid in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477E35BD4DFB4FF9DF" box="[1050,1174,1581,1603]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E35BD4DFB4FF9DF" box="[1050,1174,1581,1603]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Overall, the dentition of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477975BD2FFC36F9FD" box="[858,1007,1611,1633]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477975BD2FFC36F9FD" box="[858,1007,1611,1633]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
resembles that of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477EF8BD2FFA84F9FC" box="[1239,1373,1612,1633]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477EF8BD2FFA84F9FC" box="[1239,1373,1612,1633]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
more than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477952BD08FBCCF91D" box="[893,1045,1643,1664]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nivamons">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477952BD08FBCCF91D" box="[893,1045,1643,1664]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but the external appearance of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477914BDE9FC1AF903" box="[827,963,1673,1695]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BDE9FC1AF903" box="[827,963,1673,1695]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is similar to
|
||
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477E75BDE9FB3EF903" box="[1114,1255,1673,1695]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. nivamons</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BDABFBC3F940" box="[827,1050,1736,1757]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">Descriptive notes:</emphasis>
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In the available specimens of
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477914BD84FC1CF966" box="[827,965,1766,1788]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477914BD84FC1CF966" box="[827,965,1766,1788]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, overall body size is similar to
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735498E477F0FBD84FA44F961" box="[1312,1437,1767,1788]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635498E477F0FBD84FA44F961" box="[1312,1437,1767,1788]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="516">E. cinereus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, with a head–body length of
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<quantity id="4CB49B4135498E477EA7BC66FB3FF887" box="[1160,1254,1797,1819]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.68" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" unit="mm" value="468.0">468 mm</quantity>
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in the
|
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<typeStatus id="54F7880635498E477F11BC66FA7BF886" box="[1342,1442,1797,1819]" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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(with the imperfect, broken tail measuring
|
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<quantity id="4CB49B4135498E477F18BC40FA4EF8A4" box="[1335,1431,1827,1849]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="14" pageNumber="516" unit="mm" value="350.0">350 mm</quantity>
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). The dorsal pelage is brownish grey, with less extensive frosting of the fur tips than seen in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467848BBA5FD28FF46" box="[615,753,198,219]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467848BBA5FD28FF46" box="[615,753,198,219]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. cinereus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and with reddish tones sometimes evident along the midline of the dorsum, on the rump and on the proximal portion of the tail. The underparts are greyish, washed with yellow. The dorsal surfaces of the forefeet and hindfeet are brown. The tail is bushy and cylindrical, with coloration similar to the body, except for a short black tip. The skull and dentition are as described above for the genus
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467810BAD8FD1FFE4D" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1888" box="[575,710,443,464]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467810BAD8FD1FFE4D" box="[575,710,443,464]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Eupetaurus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and diagnosis of the species.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF336A435488E467ABEB97EFED4FDED" blockId="15.[145,761,541,624]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467ABEB97EFEC1FDAF" box="[145,280,541,562]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Etymology:</emphasis>
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The species name is derived from its occurrence in
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<collectingRegion id="4988F84635488E467B1EB95FFEB6FDCF" box="[305,367,572,594]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Tibet</collectingRegion>
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, where the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F7880635488E467BD9B95FFD81FDCF" box="[502,600,572,594]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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and
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||
<typeStatus id="54F7880635488E4678BDB95FFD20FDCC" box="[658,761,572,593]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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originated.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF336A435488E467ABEB9FDFDAEFAA5" blockId="15.[145,761,670,1459]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467ABEB9FDFEFCFD2E" box="[145,293,670,691]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Distribution:</emphasis>
|
||
Records of occurrence that we attribute to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467A9EB9DDFE9EFD4F" box="[177,327,701,723]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
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<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467A9EB9DDFE9EFD4F" box="[177,327,701,723]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
originate from elevations of
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<quantity id="4CB49B4135488E46789FB9DEFF31FD6C" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.35" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.7" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" unit="m" value="3350.0" valueMax="4000.0" valueMin="2700.0">2700– 4000 m</quantity>
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||
a.s.l. in
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||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635488E467B7AB9BFFE4CFD6F" box="[341,405,732,754]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Tibet</collectingRegion>
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||
(=
|
||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635488E467BEFB9BFFDCCFD6F" box="[448,533,732,754]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Xizang</collectingRegion>
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||
) in
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||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467867B9BFFD4AFD6F" box="[584,659,732,754]" name="China" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">China</collectingCountry>
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,
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||
<collectingRegion id="4988F84635488E46788DB9BFFD21FD6F" box="[674,760,732,754]" country="India" name="Sikkim" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Sikkim</collectingRegion>
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||
in
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||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467A9DB999FF2BFC8D" box="[178,242,762,784]" name="India" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">India</collectingCountry>
|
||
and (more tentatively) from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467876B999FD6EFC8D" box="[601,695,762,784]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
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. This species is known for certain from
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4AFD2D35488E46783BB879FD62FCB2" box="[532,699,793,815]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" type="generic">two specimens</specimenCount>
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||
from Tibet and
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4AFD2D35488E467B3BB85BFE13FCD3" box="[276,458,824,846]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" type="generic">two specimens</specimenCount>
|
||
from Sikkim, discussed above.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467AC3B834FEA6FCF1" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1888" box="[236,383,855,876]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467AC3B834FEA6FCF1" box="[236,383,855,876]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Eupetaurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has also been reported from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467ABEB816FF36FC16" box="[145,239,885,907]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467B2AB816FDF1FC17" author="Wangchuk" box="[261,552,885,907]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Wangchuk" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" refId="ref17648" refString="Wangchuk T, Thinley P, Tshering K, Tshering C, Yonten D. 2004. A field guide to the mammals of Bhutan. Thimphu: Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan." type="book" year="2004">
|
||
Wangchuk
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467BBAB815FE0EFC17" box="[405,471,885,907]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 2004
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
), and given the proximity of
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467B14B8F7FE40FC37" box="[315,409,916,938]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
to vouchered records from south-central Tibet and north Sikkim, we suggest that these Bhutanese observations are likely to represent
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467B29B893FE48FB98" box="[262,401,1008,1029]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467B29B893FE48FB98" box="[262,401,1008,1029]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. We are not aware of vouchered specimens or specific published records from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E4678B4BF6DFD2DFBB9" box="[667,756,1038,1060]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
, only general statements about its occurrence:
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467ABEBF2FFE75FBFF" author="Wangchuk" box="[145,428,1100,1122]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Wangchuk" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" refId="ref17648" refString="Wangchuk T, Thinley P, Tshering K, Tshering C, Yonten D. 2004. A field guide to the mammals of Bhutan. Thimphu: Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan." type="book" year="2004">
|
||
Wangchuk
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467B36BF2FFE8FFBFC" box="[281,342,1100,1121]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
(2004)
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
noted that it was found in coniferous, rhododendron and subalpine forests>
|
||
<quantity id="4CB49B4135488E467A87BFEAFED8FB03" box="[168,257,1161,1182]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.7" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" unit="m" value="2700.0">2700 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467B78BFEAFD20FB02" author="Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu" box="[343,761,1161,1183]" firstAuthor="Srinivasulu" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" refId="ref17124" refString="Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B. 2012. South Asian mammals: their diversity, distribution, and status. New York: Springer." type="book" year="2012">Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu (2012)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
specified that it was known from western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E4678B8BFCBFD2AFB23" box="[663,755,1192,1214]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
; and
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467AEABFA5FEAEFB41" author="Rinchen" box="[197,375,1222,1244]" firstAuthor="Rinchen" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" refId="ref16799" refString="Rinchen D. 2009. A habitat survey of the woolly flying squirrel in Bhutan. Available at: https: // wwf. panda. org / wwf _ news /? 156701 / woolly-flying-squirrel-in-Bhutan" type="url" year="2009">Rinchen (2009)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
suggested that it might occur in Jigme Dorji National Park in north-western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E4678B4BF86FD2CFB66" box="[667,757,1253,1275]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
. No records of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467B18BE67FE18FA84" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1888" box="[311,449,1284,1305]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467B18BE67FE18FA84" box="[311,449,1284,1305]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Eupetaurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
have yet been noted from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467ABEBE41FF0FFAA5" box="[145,214,1314,1336]" name="Nepal" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Nepal</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467AC9BE41FE52FAAA" author="Mitchell" box="[230,395,1314,1336]" firstAuthor="Mitchell" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" pagination="21 - 28" refId="ref16363" refString="Mitchell RM. 1979. The sciurid rodents (Rodentia: Sciuridae) of Nepal. Journal of Asian Ecology 1: 21 - 28." type="journal article" year="1979">Mitchell, 1979</bibRefCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDD4B5535488E467BB8BE41FDBEFAA5" author="Thapa" box="[407,615,1314,1336]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Thapa" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" refId="ref17270" refString="Thapa S, Katuwal HB, Koirala S, Dahal BV, Devkota B, Rana R, Dhakal H, Karki R, Basnet H. 2016. Sciuridae (order: Rodentia) in Nepal. Kathmandu: Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation." type="book" year="2016">
|
||
Thapa
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467BC6BE40FDFBFAAA" box="[489,546,1314,1336]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
, 2016
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435488E467A86BE22FDA7FA2F" blockId="15.[145,761,670,1459]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">
|
||
In summary, we suspect that the distribution of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467ABEBE03FEC2FAE8" box="[145,283,1376,1397]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467ABEBE03FEC2FAE8" box="[145,283,1376,1397]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
comprises the far southern portion of the central Tibetan Plateau and the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Sikkim and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467B93BEFEFDCBFA2E" box="[444,530,1437,1459]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13772A2135488E46780EBEFEFDB7FA2F" box="[545,622,1437,1459]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="16.[163,241,1230,1252]" captionTargetBox="[166,1446,198,1188]" captionTargetId="figure-368@16.[163,1446,195,1190]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Figure 10. Known localities of the three species of Eupetaurus." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10133341" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10133341/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
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||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435488E467ABEBEBFFD9DF9D3" blockId="15.[145,761,1500,1614]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467ABEBEBFFE9EFA6C" box="[145,327,1500,1521]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Natural history:</emphasis>
|
||
Currently, there is little known about the ecology of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467B18BE98FE1DF992" box="[311,452,1530,1552]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467B18BE98FE1DF992" box="[311,452,1530,1552]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Commencing research on this species to understand its distribution, ecology and conservation status is an urgent need.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF336A435488E467ABEBD14FE6AF8FE" blockId="15.[145,761,1654,1891]" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467ABEBD14FEE9F911" box="[145,304,1655,1676]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Conservation:</emphasis>
|
||
The conservation status of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4C4D2735488E467840BD14FD20F916" box="[623,761,1654,1676]" class="Mammalia" family="Sciuridae" genus="Eupetaurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="15" pageNumber="517" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tibetensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B938EAB635488E467840BD14FD20F916" box="[623,761,1654,1676]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">E. tibetensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
remains unknown. We recommend an IUCN Red List categorization of Data Deficient for the species. Surveys are needed to determine the extent of its distribution, including whether it occurs in protected areas, such as Jigme Dorji National Park in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35B763435488E467ABEBC4DFF33F8D9" box="[145,234,1838,1860]" name="Bhutan" pageId="15" pageNumber="517">Bhutan</collectingCountry>
|
||
, and if it is facing particular threats, such as deforestation or hunting.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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