Dryomys niethammeri

Holden, 1996

Niethammer's Forest Dormouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Gliridae
Subfamily : Leithiinae
Genus : Dryomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Holden, M.E. 1996. Description of a new species of Dryomys (Rodentia, Myoxidae) from Balochistan, Pakistan, including morphological comparisons with _Dryomys laniger_ Felten & Storch, 1968, and _D. nitedula_ (Pallas, 1778). Bonner zoologische Beiträge 46(1-4):111-131.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44832968

Original name as described

Dryomys niethammeri

Other common names

Balochistan Forest Dormouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1979.688

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b89eaa0-ccef-430d-bc04-2c228adc9050 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d7b3c08-a4fd-438d-bea6-fd025ff4c818 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5e379b7b-67db-4cb6-b2c1-f99f644d809a

Type locality

one mile east of Ziarat, [30.25 N, 67.49 E, above 2591 m,] Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001524

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.

Dryomys niethammeri

Holden, 1996

Family

Gliridae

Root name

niethammeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1979.688

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b89eaa0-ccef-430d-bc04-2c228adc9050 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d7b3c08-a4fd-438d-bea6-fd025ff4c818 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5e379b7b-67db-4cb6-b2c1-f99f644d809a

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44832968

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40767/22223133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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