Zyzomys argurus

(O. Thomas, 1889)

Common Australian Rock 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 : Zyzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1889-05-01. Description of a new species of Mus from South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)3(17):433-435.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15622226

Original name as described

Mus argurus

Other common names

Common Rock Rat · Silver-tailed Rock Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1886.8.26.6

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"South Australia." Clarified by D. J. Kitchener in 1989 as "Northern Territory," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003327

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 argurus

(O. Thomas, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

argurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1886.8.26.6

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

433

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15622226

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mesembriomys argurus indutus

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

indutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.4.23.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c7c428a7-8f7b-4f4b-97ac-be1dfecffa0e

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071506

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Zyzomys argurus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

argurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23325/22457075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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