Cremnomys elvira

(Ellerman, 1947)

Elvira 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

Ellerman, J.R., 2nd Baronet. 1947-01-08. Further notes on two little-known Indian murine genera, and preliminary diagnosis of a new species of Rattus (subgenus Cremnomys) from the Eastern Ghats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)13(99):204-208.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222934608654543

Original name as described

Rattus (Cremnomys) elvira

Other common names

Elvira Cremnomys · Large Rock Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1930.5.24.183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/618b0f32-0993-4c79-86e0-f227936f5d14

Type locality

Kurumbapatti, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, Eastern Ghats, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003339

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.

Rattus (Cremnomys) elvira

(Ellerman, 1947)

Family

Muridae

Root name

elvira

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1930.5.24.183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/618b0f32-0993-4c79-86e0-f227936f5d14

Authority page

207

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Cremnomys elvira

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

elvira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

515

Authority publication

Lawrence

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. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5514/22417451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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