Rhizomys sinensis

J. E. Gray, 1831

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Spalacidae
Subfamily: Rhizomyinae
Tribe: Rhizomyini
Genus: Rhizomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1831-08-05. Mr. Gray exhibited the skins and skulls of two Mammalia brought from China by Mr. Reeves, together with the skull of a third, of which a skin was also in his possession. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1831(8):94-96.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214056

Original name as described

Rhizomys Sinensis

Type locality

near Canton, Guangdong, China.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Vietnam · Laos?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003789

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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: 13 names and synonyms.

Rhizomys Sinensis

J. E. Gray, 1831

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

in Chinâ

Type locality

China: Guangdong.

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214056

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1831:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67690)
Büchner (1891:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68987)
Trouessart (1897:569, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:465, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas (1911:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
Thomas (1915:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18040)
Anthony (1941:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Pen, Kao, Lu, Feng & Chen (1962:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66053)
Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Corbet & Hill (1992:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63139)
Musser & Carleton (1993:685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19646/115152572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhizomys chinensis:

Swinhoe, 1871

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Original type locality

Canton

Authority page

637

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555499

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Rhizomys vestitus

A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

vestitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-85 (= MNHN:type:327) (= MNHN "1629"), MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-86 (= MNHN:type:327a) (= MNHN "1630")

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Moupin

Type locality

China: Sichuan.

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
Trouessart (1897:569, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:465, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas (1911:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
Allen (1912:208, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30697216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32663)
Thomas (1915:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18040)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhizomys davidi

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

davidi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.12.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kuatun, Fo-kien

Type locality

China: Fujian: 27°20′N, 117°30′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f10baf5-42b8-4053-bad7-3f1013a5518c

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252031

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1911:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
Thomas (1915:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18040)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhizomys wardi

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.7.15

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

West flank of Imaw Bum at 9, 000'.

Type locality

Myanmar.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b3395461-55c9-492d-a5d8-c57570586d50

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30359141

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Rhizomys sinensis wardi:

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

wardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771949

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Anthony (1941:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Pen, Kao, Lu, Feng & Chen (1962:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66053)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys sinensis davidi:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

davidi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys sinensis sinensis:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

sinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Brachyrhizomys ultimus

Yang Zhongjian & P. T. Liu, 1951

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

ultimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

[Koloshan]

Type locality

China: Chongqing.

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Geological Society of China

Rhizomys sinensis vestitus:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

vestitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Pen, Kao, Lu, Feng & Chen (1962:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66053)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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