Mus pahari
O. Thomas, 1916
Indochinese Shrew-like Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Murini |
| Genus | : Mus |
| Subgenus | : Coelomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1916-06-20. On the Muridae from Darjiling and the Chin Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24(3):404-415.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Mus pahari
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.199
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Batasia, Tonglu [Sikkim, India]. Alt. 6, 000' [= 1828 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Palearctic
Country distribution
Bhutan · China · India
Taxonomy notes
previously included M. gairdneri and M. jacksoniae
Taxonomy notes citation
Zou, Q.-f., Gu, L., Zhang, T., Zhou, C.-x., Wang, X.-m., Zhang, T., Guo, K.-j., Liu, S.-y. and Chen, S.-d. 2026. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Mus pahari (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Biology (in press). doi:10.1007/s42991-026-00567-6
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: 3 names and synonyms.
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