Crunomys melanius

O. Thomas, 1907

Mindanao 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. 1907-02-05. Mr. Oldfield Thomas also read a paper on Mammals collected in Mindanao, Philippines, by Mr. M. P. Anderson for the Duke of Bedford's Exploration of Eastern Asia. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 39:5-6.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209204

Original name as described

Crunomys melanius

Other common names

Mindanao Shrew Rat · Southern Philippine Shrew Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85893250-2fa2-415b-acbc-5eb9ea366b3e

Type locality

"North Central Mindanao [Island, Philippines]. 3000' [= 914 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003524

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 melanius

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Muridae

Root name

melanius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85893250-2fa2-415b-acbc-5eb9ea366b3e

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209204

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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 #5706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5706/22448220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crunomys rabori

Musser, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

rabori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DMNH 4222

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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