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''Anomalurus'' is the largest
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
in the
rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Anomaluridae, with four
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
. It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.


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 Beecroft's flying squirrel (''Anomalurus beecrofti'') or Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. Some authorities consider it to be monotypic within the genus ''Anomalurops''. Its natural habitats are ...
'', but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of ''Anomalurus''.


References

*Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Anomalures Taxa named by George Robert Waterhouse {{rodent-stub