Mus caroli

Bonhote, 1902

Ryukyu Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bonhote, J.L.J. 1902. On some mammals obtained by the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, from Okinawa, Liu-Kiu Islands. Novitates Zoologicae 9:626-628.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3269135

Original name as described

Mus caroli

Other common names

Ricefield Mouse

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Okinawa [Island], Liu-Kin [= Ryukyu] Islands," Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Taiwan · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Myanmar · Thailand

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003353

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 formosanus

Kuroda, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

formosanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 1028

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Mus kurilensis

Kuroda, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

kurilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 969

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Mus caroli boninensis

Kuroda, 1930

Family

Muridae

Root name

boninensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Bull. Bio. Geog. Soc. Jpn.

Name usages

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

Mus kakhyenensis

J. Anderson, 1879

Family

Muridae

Root name

kakhyenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 6302

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

307

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124883

Authority publication

London

Mus caroli

Bonhote, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

caroli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

627

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3269135

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13956/115116283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus (musculus?) ouwensi

Kloss, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

ouwensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30344691

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus kakhyensis

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

kakhyensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

488

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435032

Authority publication

Berlin

Mus boninensis

Kishida, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

boninensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

147

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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