Dacnomys millardi

O. Thomas, 1916

Millard's Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Dacnomys

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/30151976

Original name as described

Dacnomys millardi

Other common names

Millard's Dacnomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1916.3.25.98

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21075133-3748-4bfc-8eee-8f38a3bb78fb

Type locality

"Gopaldhara, 3, 440' [= 1049 m], " near Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

China · India · Laos · Nepal · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003526

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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: 5 names and synonyms.

Dacnomys millardi

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

millardi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.3.25.98

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Neighbourhood of Darjiling, Sikkim. Type from Gopaldhara, 3, 440'

Type locality

India: West Bengal.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21075133-3748-4bfc-8eee-8f38a3bb78fb

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151976

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Thomas (1916:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15365)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:578, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet & Hill (1980:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6219/22466747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dacnomys wroughtoni

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

wroughtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.12.5.84

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mishmi Hills. Type from Dreyi; alt. 6, 000'.

Type locality

India: Arunachal Pradesh.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a212960d-c5fa-406e-801f-367d7c73c9ef

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30113004

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Dacnomys millardi ingens

Osgood, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

ingens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:31986

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Phong Saly, Laos

Type locality

Laos: 21°40′51″N, 102°6′1″E.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=972cb631-e46b-40a9-a802-f2569a10f750

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747138

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:578, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dacnomys millardi millardi:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

millardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

578

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:578, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Dacnomys millardi wroughtoni:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

wroughtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

578

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:578, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Smith & Xie (2008:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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