Bullimus luzonicus

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Luzon Forest Rat

Taxonomy

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

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/25122643

Original name as described

Mus luzonicus

Other common names

Large Luzon Forest Rat · Luzon Bullimus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.2.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ef7f692-20e4-4bc6-b389-43b3ce6497de

Type locality

Mt. Data, Luzon Island, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003510

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 luzonicus

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Muridae

Root name

luzonicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.2.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ef7f692-20e4-4bc6-b389-43b3ce6497de

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122643

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rattus luzonicus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

luzonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Bullimus luzonicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

luzonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

511

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3323/22436096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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