Crunomys fallax

O. Thomas, 1897

Luzon Shrew Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-06-26. Mr. O. Thomas read an account of the mammals obtained by Mr. J. Whitehead during the last three years in the Philippine Islands. The Athenaeum 3635:844.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=KWlIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA844

Original name as described

Crunomys fallax

Other common names

Northern Luzon Shrew Mouse · Northern Luzon Shrew Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.8.4

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sierra Madre Range, Isabella Province, Luzon island, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003523

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.

Crunomys fallax

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.8.4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

844

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5705/115079666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crunomys fallax

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished

Authority page

577

Authority publication

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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