Anomalurus beecrofti Fraser, 1852, 1853

Decher, Jan, Norris, Ryan W., Abedi-Lartey, Michael, Oppong, James, Hutterer, Rainer, Weinbrenner, Martin, Koch, Martin, Podsiadlowski, Lars & Kilpatrick, C. William, 2021, A survey of small mammals in the Volta Region of Ghana with comments on zoogeography and conservation, Zoosystema 43 (14), pp. 253-281 : 265

Anomalurus beecrofti Fraser, 1852

Anomalurus beecrofti Fraser, 1852: 17 .

COMMON NAME. — Beecroft’s Anomalure; EWE: Kasanui, Vava.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary • 1 ♀; ZTNHC 950 .

REMARK

This specimen was brought to us by a local hunter, on 19 November 1999. In the Volta Region a previous record is from the vicinity of Jasikan ( Grubb et al. 1998) and it was observed at Kyabobo National Park by Hurst et al. (1995). In the Togo Highlands A. beecrofti was previously recorded from Apéyémé, Edifou, Ezimé and Misahohé ( Robbins & Van der Straeten 1996; USNM). Grubb et al. (1998) followed Rosevear (1969) in using the generic name Anomalurops Matschie, 1914 for this species; we follow Dieterlen (2005) and Kingdon (2013) in the use of Anomalurus Waterhouse, 1843 .

CONSERVATION STATUS. — Anomalurus beecrofti is listed as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red List, however, progressive forest fragmentation with the loss of mature trees, specifically oil palms ( Elaeis guineensis ), will greatly compromise the habitat of this treedependent glider.