Chiromyscus chiropus

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Burmese Tree 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 : Chiromyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1891-06-25. Diagnoses of three new mammals collected by Signor L. Fea in the Carin Hills, Burma. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 30:884.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30150395

Original name as described

Mus chiropus

Other common names

Fea's Tree Rat · Indochinese Chiromyscus

Type material

MSNG 18396, MSNG 18397

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Carin Hills, Burma (= Myanmar).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Vietnam · Thailand · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003519

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 chiropus

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Family

Muridae

Root name

chiropus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG 18396, MSNG 18397

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

884

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30150395

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Chiromyscus chiropus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

chiropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4669/115069693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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