Crunomys musschenbroekii

(Jentink, 1879)

Musschenbroek's Sulawesi Spiny 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 : Crunomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jentink, F.A. 1879. On various species of Mus, collected by S. C. I. W. van Musschenbroek Esq. in Celebes. Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum of the Netherlands at Leyden 1(1):7-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630889

Original name as described

Mus Musschenbroekii

Other common names

Musschenbroek's Sulawesi Maxomys · Musschenbroek's Spiny Rat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.21070

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21070.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21070.b

Type locality

"Celebes [= Sulawesi, Indonesia], Menado."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Maxomys to Crunomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of Crunomys and Maxomys (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003564

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus Musschenbroekii

(Jentink, 1879)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.21070

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21070.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21070.b

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630889

Authority publication

Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum of the Netherlands at Leyden

Name usages

Matschie (1901:289, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38888)

Rattus musschenbroekii tetricus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tetricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219613

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e51846e1-332a-4d81-afb6-9b6003d2f651

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332352

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus aspinatus

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aspinatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-101281

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101281

Authority page

9

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Rattus musschenbroekii lalawora

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lalawora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9791 (= ZMB 4093)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9791.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9791.b

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus musschenbroekii

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus musschenbroekii musschenbroekii

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus musschenbroeki (?) aspinatus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aspinatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus musschenbroeki lalawora

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lalawora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus musschenbroeki

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus musschenbroeki musschenbroeki

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus musschenbroeki tetricus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tetricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Maxomys musschenbroekii

(Musser, J. T. Marshall, & Boeadi, 1979)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroekii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser, Marshall & Boeadi (1979:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4215)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12900/22456082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Maxomys musschenbroeki

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

musschenbroeki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

175

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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