ANOMALURIDAE, Gervais, 1849

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Anomaluridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 270-279 : 270

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6584330
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6582159
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C08797-A162-8006-DEAD-2878F879FB44
treatment provided by	Carolina (2022-05-25 19:28:49, last updated 2024-11-27 07:36:36)
scientific name	ANOMALURIDAE
status

Treatment

Family ANOMALURIDAE View in CoL

(ANOMALURES)

• Small to large-sized arboreal, mainly gliding, rodents with long, fine fur and a gliding membrane or patagium in all except one non-gliding species.

• 15-90 cm. View Figure

• Afrotropical Region. View Figure

Montane, lowlands rainforests, and woodlands.

3 genera, 7 species, 9 taxa.

No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.

Figures

• 15-90 cm.

• Afrotropical Region.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
SubOrder	Anomaluromorpha
Family	Anomaluridae

Specimens