Calomyscus hotsoni
O. Thomas, 1920
Hotson's Brush-tailed Mouse
Distribution :
Recorded from vicinity of type locality and Baluchistan Prov. of SE Iran (specimens in USNM); range extent unresolved.
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3549
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Calomyscidae |
| Genus | : Calomyscus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1920-01-31. Scientific results from the Mamal Survey. No. XXI. B.—Two new species of Calomyscus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(4):938-940.
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Original name as described
Calomyscus hotsoni
Other common names
Hotson's Calomyscus · Hotson's Mouse-like Hamster · Hotson's Mouse-tailed Hamster
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.63
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Gwambuk Kaul, about 30 miles [= 48 Km] S. W. of Panjgur, 2, 700' [= 823 m], " Makran District, W Balochistan, SW Pakistan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Iran · Pakistan
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
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