Lenothrix cana

G. S. Miller, 1903

Gray 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 : Lenothrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1903-02-03. Mammals collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the coast and islands of northwest Sumatra. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26:437-483.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612750

Original name as described

Lenothrix canus

Other common names

Sundaic Lenothrix

Type material

USNM:MAMM:114386

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33754cf9e-144f-49b8-b5b1-9939ffffd287

Type locality

Pulau Tuangku (west of Sumatra), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed to conform with generic gender rules

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003539

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.

Lenothrix canus

G. S. Miller, 1903

Family

Muridae

Root name

cana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114386

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33754cf9e-144f-49b8-b5b1-9939ffffd287

Authority page

466

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612750

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11499/165117683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus canus malaisia

(Kloss, 1931)

Family

Muridae

Root name

malaisia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZRC (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

105

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus canus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

canus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lenothrix cana

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

857

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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