Chrotomys mindorensis

R. Kellogg, 1945

Lowland Striped Shrew 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 : Chrotomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kellogg, R. 1945-09-20. Two new Philippine rodents. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 58:121-124.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566083

Original name as described

Chrotomys whiteheadi mindorensis

Other common names

Lowland Chrotomys · Lowland Striped Rat · Mindoro Striped Rat · Mindoro Striped Shrew Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:277639

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36fd6c7dd-9131-449b-967c-4a9966da6942

Type locality

"3 miles [= 5 km] south-southeast of San Jose (Central), Mindoro Island, [Mindoro Occidental Province], Philippine Islands. Altitude, 200 feet [= 61 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003163

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.

Chrotomys whiteheadi mindorensis

R. Kellogg, 1945

Family

Muridae

Root name

mindorensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:277639

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36fd6c7dd-9131-449b-967c-4a9966da6942

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566083

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Chrotomys mindorensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Muridae

Root name

mindorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4808/22400859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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