Mus platythrix

E. T. Bennett, 1832

Flat-haired 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: Pyromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bennett, E.T. 1832-08-14. Specimens preserved in spirit were exhibited of two species of Mus collected by Lieut.-Col. Sykes in Dukhun. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1832(20):121-122.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214154

Original name as described

Mus platythrix

Other common names

Brown Spiny Mouse

Type locality

Deccan, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003378

Country distribution map

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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: 10 names and synonyms.

Mus platythrix

E. T. Bennett, 1832

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Dukhun

Type locality

India.

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214154

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Bennett (1832:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67708)
Blyth (1863:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Trouessart (1897:491, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:382, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:534) (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)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13978/22406681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acanthomys platythrix:

Lesson, 1842

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Acomys platythrix:

Giebel, 1855

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548726

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Leggada platythrix:

Jerdon, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300018

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

Jerdon (1867:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
Thomas (1911:996, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30167273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62351)

Leggada bahadur

Wroughton & Ryley, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

bahadur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.10.16.3

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Karwar, Kanara District

Type locality

India: Karnataka: 14°48′44″N, 74°7′56″E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2489b5d8-97a6-4516-8ff8-d7f96ac1250a

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30154887

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggada grahami

Ryley, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

grahami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Wotekolli, South Coorg, altitude 2, 000 feet.

Type locality

India: Karnataka.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c097e99c-1c82-46b6-bea0-e17c7f310b8c

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155407

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggada hannyngtoni

Ryley, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

hannyngtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.6.21.2

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Makut, South Coorg; altitude 250 feet (below Ghats.)

Type locality

India: Karnataka.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75bc96f8-87ed-4afa-8ffb-9a9ac87246d9

Authority page

435

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155408

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggadilla platythrix:

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

682

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155719

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1914:682, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62263)

Mus platythrix bahadur:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

bahadur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

611

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722912

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Mus platythrix platythrix:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

platythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

611

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722912

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

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