Madromys blanfordi

(O. Thomas, 1881)

White-tailed Wood 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 : Madromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1881-01-01. Description of a new species of Mus from southern India. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)7(37):24.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24722504

Original name as described

Mus Blanfordi

Other common names

Blanford's Madromys · Blanford's Rat

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Kadapa, Madras," southern India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Bangladesh · Sri Lanka

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003341

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 Blanfordi

(O. Thomas, 1881)

Family

Muridae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24722504

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rattus blanfordi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Cremnomys blanfordi

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Muridae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

514, 515

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:514, 515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Madromys blanfordi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5512/115072062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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