Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1912-06-01. New species of Crocidura and Petaurista from Yunnan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(54):686-688.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639444
Original name as described: Petaurista marica
Nominal names: marica O. Thomas, 1912
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Sciuridae -- Subfamily: Sciurinae -- Tribe: Pteromyini
Type locality: supposedly near Mongtsze, Yunnan, China.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): China (CHN) | Myanmar (MMR) | India (IND) | Thailand (THA) | Laos (LAO) | Vietnam (VNM) | Malaysia?
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Not evaluated
Species-specific notes: split from P. elegans; the name punctatus (currently a synonym of P. elegans) from the Malay Peninsula may apply to this species, which would have nomenclatural priority over marica; punctata is tentatively retained under P. elegans pending further studies
Citation: Li, S., He, K., Yu, F.-H., Yang, Q.-S. 2013. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Petaurista inferred from the cytochrome b gene, with implications for the taxonomic status of P. caniceps, P. marica, and P. sybilla. PLOS ONE 8(7): e70461.
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