Authority citation: Blyth, E. 1847. Supplementary Report by the Curator, Zoological Department. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16(2):864-878.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126416
Original name as described: Sciuropterus fuscocapillus
Nominal names: fuscocapillus (Jerdon in E. Blyth, 1847) | layardi (Kelaart, 1850) | layardii (Kelaart, 1890) [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Sciuridae -- Subfamily: Sciurinae -- Tribe: Pteromyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: lost (number not known)
Type locality: "S. India, Travancore."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): India (IND) | Sri Lanka (LKA)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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