Mus pahari

O. Thomas, 1916

Indochinese Shrew-like Mouse

Also as Gairdner's Shrewmouse.
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Location:Vietnam, Ninh Binh province, Cúc Phương National ParkDate taken:Jul 27, 2024Description:Also as Gairdner's Shrewmouse.

Distribution :

From NE India (Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram) and Bhutan through N Burma, S China (SE Xizang, Yunnan, S Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi), Thailand, Cardamom Mtns of SW Cambodia, Laos, and C and N Vietnam.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7430

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

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151985

Original name as described

Mus pahari

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.199

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd2d8b23-d603-44e1-a901-07d0d8c05630

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

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003376

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Mus pahari

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

pahari

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.199

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sikkim. Type from Batasia, Tonglu. Alt. 6, 000'.

Type locality

India: Sikkim.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd2d8b23-d603-44e1-a901-07d0d8c05630

Authority page

414

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151985

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1916:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15365)
Ellerman (1947:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14226)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:612, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:533, 534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13976/115118432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Zou, Gu, Zhang, Zhou, Wang, Zhang, Guo, Liu & Chen (2026:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72865)

Leggada pahari:

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

pahari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049995

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1919:420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049995) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35698)
Thomas (1925:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14043)

Mus pahari pahari:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

pahari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

612

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722913

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:612, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Smith & Xie (2008:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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