Mus saxicola

W. Elliot, 1839

Saxicolous 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 : Pyromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Elliot, W. 1839. A catalogue of the species of Mammalia found in the southern Mahratta country; with their synonimes in the native languages in use there. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10:207-233.

Original name as described

Mus saxicola

Other common names

Elliot's Spiny Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:32d

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Madras, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003379

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Leggada platythrix sadhu

(Wroughton, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sadhu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.13.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d66ad2b-2c68-4d18-a562-a9c25209c534

Authority page

1001

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30167278

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Pyromys priestleyi

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

priestleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.8.18.9

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

997

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30167274

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Leggada cinderella

(Wroughton, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cinderella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.9.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0ee03080-c286-4114-b40b-7fb66d821ec8

Authority page

770

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30222157

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Leggadilla gurkha

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gurkha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.12.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3280f02c-e473-459f-a262-27aa9efff634

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453568

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Mus saxicola

W. Elliot, 1839

Family

Muridae

Root name

saxicola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:32d

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Madras Journal of Literature and Science

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13979/115118700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus musculus pygmaeus

B. Biswas & Khajuria, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZSI 12390

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Mus musculus khumbuensis

B. Biswas & Khajuria, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

khumbuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZSI 12390

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

218

Authority publication

Science & Culture

Name usages

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

Mus (Leggada) ramnadensis

Bentham, 1908

Family

Muridae

Root name

ramnadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 8087, ZSI 8088, ZSI 8491, ZSI 8492, ZSI 8493

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35164231

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

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

priestlyi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

priestlyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1406

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus saxicola gurkha

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

gurkha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

795

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus saxicola sadhu

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

sadhu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

795

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus saxicola saxicola

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

saxicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

795

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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