Batomys grantii

O. Thomas, 1895

Luzon Cordillera Hairy-tailed Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1895-08-01. Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals from Northern Luzon, collected by Mr. John Whitehead. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)16(92):160-164.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122642

Original name as described

Batomys Grantii

Other common names

Luzon Batomys · Luzon Forest Rat · Luzon Hairy-tailed Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3882732e-ece7-4e04-af91-a401920552ce

Type locality

Mt. Data, Mountain Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003423

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.

Batomys Grantii

O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Muridae

Root name

grantii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3882732e-ece7-4e04-af91-a401920552ce

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122642

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Batomys granti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

169

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/111876319/123796267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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