Pseudomys hermannsburgensis

(E. R. Waite, 1896)

Sandy Inland 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

Waite, E.R. 1896. Muridae. Pp. 393-409, pls 25-26 in Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Pt 2. Zoology. Melbourne: Melville, Mullen & Slade.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973864

Original name as described

Mus hermannsburgensis

Other common names

Sandy Inland Pseudomys

Type material

AM M.1070A

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

George Gill Range, Northern Territory, 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/1003290

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 hermannsburgensis

(E. R. Waite, 1896)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hermannsburgensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.1070A

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973864

Authority publication

Melbourne

Leggadina hermannsburgensis brazenori

(Troughton, 1937)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brazenori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV C984

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Leggadina hermannsburgensis

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hermannsburgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Leggadina hermannsburgensis hermannsburgensis

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hermannsburgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Pseudomys hermannsburgensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

hermannsburgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

178

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18566/115144405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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