Taeromys callitrichus

(Jentink, 1879)

Lovely-haired 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: Taeromys

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/9630891

Original name as described

Mus callitrichus

Other common names

Greater Taeromys

Type material

RMNH.MAM.21275

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.b

Type locality

Kakas, north-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003686

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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: 6 names and synonyms.

Mus callitrichus

Jentink, 1879

Family

Muridae

Root name

callitrichus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.21275

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Celebes, Menado

Type locality

Indonesia: Sulawesi: North Sulawesi.

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.b

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630891

Authority publication

Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum of the Netherlands at Leyden

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:479, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Matschie (1901:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38888)
Trouessart (1904:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Lenomys callitrichus:

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

callitrichus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332428

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Miller & Hollister (1921:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11432)
Laurie & Hill (1954:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus callitrichus:

Ellerman, 1947

Family

Muridae

Root name

callitrichus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

263

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Ellerman (1947:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14226)
Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rattus maculipilis jentinki

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

jentinki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1940.388

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Koelawi, middle Celebes

Type locality

Indonesia: Sulawesi: West Sulawesi.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a3f7e71b-c3c3-4ed1-a4f5-2bcabbf59372

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635709

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus maculipilis

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Muridae

Root name

maculipilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.2.26

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Rurukan, Minahassa, north Celebes

Type locality

Indonesia: Sulawesi: North Sulawesi.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5b8cdbe-283b-4b03-8915-5544a77af0a6

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635709

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Taeromys callitrichus:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Muridae

Root name

callitrichus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Corbet & Hill (1992:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63139)
Musser & Carleton (1993:667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21329/22428016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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