Pseudomys albocinereus

(J. Gould, 1845)

Ash-gray Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1845-10. Mr. Gould exhibited to the Meeting five new species of Mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845:77-79.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862574

Original name as described

Mus albocinereus

Other common names

Ash-gray Pseudomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.16

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/092d93b0-775d-4254-a4b8-8905a218e2cb

Type locality

scrubby plain near Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

R. T. Hoser included Notomys and Mastacomys under Pseudomys as well as recognized (Ascopharynx, Thetomys, Gyomys) and named (Eekmys, Farkmys, Ohmys, Oimys, Ouchmys) a number of subgenera within; this arrangement is not followed here pending further investigation

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoser, R. T. (2020). An overdue break up of the rodent genus Pseudomys into subgenera as well as the formal naming of four new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 49: 30-41.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003276

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.

Mus albocinereus

(J. Gould, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

albocinereus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.16

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/092d93b0-775d-4254-a4b8-8905a218e2cb

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862574

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  3. Ogilby (1892:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Mus albocinereus squalorum

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Muridae

Root name

squalorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.10.5.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/23fcc701-253d-4b81-9645-79d458d15c75

Authority page

776

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208525

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Pseudomys (Gyomys) albocinereus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

albocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18558/115144041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudomys (Gyomys) albocinereus albocinereus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

albocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Pseudomys (Gyomys) albocinereus squalorum

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

squalorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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