Mus spicilegus

Petényi, 1882

Mound-building 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

Termeszetrajzi Fuzetek, Budapest, vol. 5, 114

Original name as described

Mus spicilegus

Other common names

Steppe Mouse

Type material

HNHM 161.7

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Rakos Plains, Budapest, Hungary.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Austria · Slovakia · Hungary · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Montenegro · Albania · Greece · Romania · Bulgaria · Moldova · Ukraine · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003384

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 spicilegus

Petényi, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

spicilegus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 161.7

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13984/544549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus spicilegus adriaticus

Kryštufek & Macholán, 1998

Family

Muridae

Root name

adriaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

PMS 3775 BK

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

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

Mus sergii

Valch, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

sergii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMKhU 836

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Proc. N.H. Soc. Kharkov

Name usages

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

Mus acervator

Petényi, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

acervator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Mus acervifex

Petényi, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

acervifex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Mus canicularius

Petényi, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

canicularius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Mus caniculator

Petényi, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

caniculator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Mus mehelyi

S. Bolkay, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

mehelyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Novitates Musei Sarajevoensis

Name usages

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

Spicilegus petenyi

(Kryshov, 1936)

Family

Muridae

Root name

petenyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Збірник праць Зоол. муз. Укр. АН.

Name usages

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

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