Anisomys imitator

O. Thomas, 1904

Uneven-toothed Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Anisomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1904-04-01. [Untitled]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-II(2):196-202.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610265

Original name as described

Anisomys imitator

Other common names

Husk Shredder · Squirrel-toothed Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7bbdb36-db7b-4e78-a392-56e5d98d45c7

Type locality

"Avera, Aroa River, British New Guinea [= Central Province, Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003128

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.

Anisomys imitator

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Muridae

Root name

imitator

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7bbdb36-db7b-4e78-a392-56e5d98d45c7

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610265

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1307/115056040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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