Mus macedonicus

B. Petrov & Ružić, 1983

Macedonian 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

Petrov, B. and Ružić, A. 1983. Preliminary report on the taxonomic status of the members of the genus Mus in Yugoslavia with description of a new subspecies (_Mus hortulanus macedonicus_ ssp. n., Rodentia Mamm.). Pp. 175–178 in Anonymous. (eds.). Drugi simpozijum o fauni SR Srbije. Zbornik plenarnah referata i naučnih saopštenja. Srpsko biološko društvo, Belgrade.

Original name as described

Mus hortulanus macedonicus

Other common names

Balkan Short-tailed Mouse

Type material

MMNH M-272-4/82

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

near Valandovo, Macedonia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Albania · Kosovo · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Greece · Turkey · Armenia · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Iran · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Iraq?

Taxonomy notes

the older name camini, which was described based on fossil material, likely represents this species; if this is proven, then camini would have priority over macedonicus and would become the proper name for the species

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003366

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 camini

Bate, 1942

Family

Muridae

Root name

camini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 15957

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

481

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus hortulanus macedonicus

B. Petrov & Ružić, 1983

Family

Muridae

Root name

macedonicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MMNH M-272-4/82

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Belgrade

Name usages

Petrov & Ružić (1983:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68747)

Mus spretoides

Bonhomme, J. Catalan, Britton-Davidian, V. M. Chapman, Moriwaki, Nevo, & Thaler, 1984

Family

Muridae

Root name

spretoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

279

Authority publication

Biochemical Genetics

Name usages

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

Mus abbotti makovensis

Orlov, Nadzhafova, & Bulatova, 1992

Family

Muridae

Root name

makovensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-153170

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-153170

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

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

Mus macedonicus

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Muridae

Root name

macedonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

624

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13966/115117069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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