Calomyscus baluchi

O. Thomas, 1920

Pakistan Brush-tailed Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Calomyscidae
Genus : Calomyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-01-31. Scientific results from the Mamal Survey. No. XXI. B.—Two new species of Calomyscus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(4):938-940.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050600

Original name as described

Calomyscus baluchi

Other common names

Baluchi Brush-tailed Mouse · Baluchi Calomyscus · Baluchi Mouse-like Hamster · Pakistan Calomyscus · Pakistan Mouse-tailed Hamster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9c8053b6-b4ce-46cc-b95c-3c3b2f36d2a2

Type locality

"Kelat District, Baluchistan," W Pakistan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002018

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.

Calomyscus baluchi

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

baluchi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9c8053b6-b4ce-46cc-b95c-3c3b2f36d2a2

Authority page

939

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050600

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3619/115066524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Calomyscus bailwardi mustersi

Ellerman, 1948

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

mustersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.422a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

804

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Calomyscus baluchi baluchi

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

baluchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Calomyscus baluchi mustersi

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

mustersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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