Crunomys panglima
(H. C. Robinson, 1921)
Palawan 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
Authority citation
Robinson, H.C. 1921-03-01. Two new Indo-Malayan rats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(39):234-236.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626654Original name as described
Rattus panglima
Other common names
Palawan Maxomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1894.2.1.11
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ddacd9e6-b264-4270-be5c-410541633f85Type locality
"Palawan [Island], " Philippines.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
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
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