Chiromyscus thomasi

A. E. Balakirev, Abramov, & Rozhnov, 2014

Thomas's 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

Authority citation

Balakirev, A.E., Abramov, A.V. and Rozhnov, V.V. 2014-11-03. Phylogenetic relationships in the Niviventer-Chiromyscus complex (Rodentia, Muridae) inferred from molecular data, with description of a new species. ZooKeys 451:109-136.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.451.7210

Original name as described

Chiromyscus thomasi

Other common names

Thomas's Masked Tree Rat

Type material

ZMMU S-191982

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Vietnam, Son La Province, Muong Thai Village, near Lung Lo pass, 21°18'31"N, 104°41'34"E, elevation c.450 m above sea level."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Vietnam · Laos

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Balakirev, A. E., Abramov, A. V., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships in the Niviventer-Chiromyscus complex (Rodentia, Muridae) inferred from molecular data, with description of a new species. ZooKeys, 451, 109.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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