Cremnomys cutchicus

Wroughton, 1912

Cutch Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wroughton, R.C. 1912-03-31. Some new Indian rodents. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21(2):338-342.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151040

Original name as described

Cremnomys cutchicus

Other common names

Cutch Cremnomys · Cutch Rock Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Dhonsa, Kutch, Gujarat, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003338

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.

Cremnomys cutchicus

Wroughton, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

cutchicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.10.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

341

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151040

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5513/115072200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cremnomys australis

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.4.10.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ce6d868-f540-4454-9f10-06101015dd09

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151793

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Cremnomys australis siva

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

siva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.4.11.78

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8d583fd-8845-4905-bf40-2b1f5f84581a

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151793

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Cremnomys medius

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

medius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.8.8.128

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/82346dce-5570-4574-8670-7af9893ca7ab

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151791

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Cremnomys medius rajput

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

rajput

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.9.18.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7863a3a-74c8-44cd-839d-723fbad6b10f

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151792

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Cremnomys medius caenosus

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

caenosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.4.3.137

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8c8566da-d636-460b-9012-2b129a13e263

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151792

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Cremnomys cutchicus leechi

D. L. Harrison, 1975

Family

Muridae

Root name

leechi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1975.1796 (= HZM 9.7335)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c93fa1d-a16d-45f0-8670-ca5f8f551cae https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/20116c8d-f20b-416e-b082-2a48e41fc0d6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ef440877-e6c9-4459-bdf4-2ec01ee73705

Authority page

681

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Rattus cutchicus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cutchicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

173

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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