Leopoldamys sabanus

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant 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 : Leopoldamys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1887-10-01. Description of a new rat from North Borneo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)20(118):269-270.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30032421

Original name as described

Mus sabanus

Other common names

Indomalayan Leopoldamys · Long-tailed Giant Rat · Noisy Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.4.27

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Saba [= Sabah], the district of North Borneo in which Mount Kina-Balu [= Gunung Kinabalu] stands," Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. herberti and revertens (a synonym of L. herberti) and includes vociferans

Taxonomy notes citation

Balakirev, A. E., Abramov, A. V., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2013). Revision of the genus Leopoldamys (Rodentia, Muridae) as inferred from morphological and molecular data, with a special emphasis on the species composition in continental Indochina. Zootaxa, 3640(4), 521-549. · Burgin, C.J. 2017. Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys sabanus. Pp. 854–855 in Wilson, D.E., Mittermeier, R.A. and Lacher, T.E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 7. Rodents II. Lynx, 1008 pp.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003547

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 sabanus

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.4.27

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30032421

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mus vociferans tersus

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1909)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tersus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.11.1.80

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba1e42b8-0357-4ff5-a254-0b0729d8b51e

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097916

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus sabanus dictatorius

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dictatorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1457

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc960f50-c102-4a40-97f3-c6fb9c7728b1

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus sabanus bunguranensis

(Chasen, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bunguranensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1458 (= ZRC RM 665)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/80267590-d3ee-482d-a12d-7643151d0da1

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus sabanus salanga

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Muridae

Root name

salanga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1462

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47238f26-60dd-4521-becc-a20f0a6f5553

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus sabanus mayapahit

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1919)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mayapahit

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 1/16

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616162

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Epimys ululans

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ululans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 233/14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41809748

Authority publication

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

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

Echimys macrourus

(Jentink, 1879)

Family

Muridae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17215

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17215

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630976

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Mus strepitans

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Family

Muridae

Root name

strepitans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101697

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d48eeda7-688e-45eb-9a41-8c2e7a6b2f10

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872237

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Mus matthaeus

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

matthaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104159

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d49c5c4b-d942-4153-89cb-7fb9be324015

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809916

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Epimys vociferans insularum

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

insularum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104167

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9c8db22-232b-4611-88f0-cfebb7971806

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30096145

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Mus vociferans lancavensis

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lancavensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/376a392bb-173a-42d1-b810-a806faf55046

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308190

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Mus lucas

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lucas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104190

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333a292f6-5e53-46eb-8e39-5e693481376a

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809917

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Mus stridulus

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stridulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104196

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31d5f59cb-1324-43ff-bb7d-62e91b2af0a4

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809916

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Mus stridens

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104992

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3374bfc02-fa4e-4e2e-a266-c0662591b045

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809915

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Mus fremens

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fremens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:113087

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30dd4c463-c2c3-4fc4-99a8-aadc17ca98db

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309261

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Rattus fremens tuancus

(Lyon, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tuancus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114402

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36e4353ee-9f99-471f-b2fe-59bf62cccab8

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765725

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus vociferans tapanulius

(Lyon, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tapanulius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114453

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ba9a6a7-3b4f-4d4e-b374-dbb02d90b569

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336558

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus fremens mansalaris

(Lyon, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mansalaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:114583

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ffbf43c8-e9cd-4b0d-a903-8db6347403db

Authority page

450

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765724

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Mus balae

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

balae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121781

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31b0b8ded-13db-48e2-90d6-f0ea337186f8

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809920

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Mus masae

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

masae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121822

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e90772dd-df70-4c60-8370-74d5dc7bced1

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809919

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

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

Epimys stentor

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

stentor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:124044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f6f2236b-315c-4fde-8f78-c90bb2e0e3c8

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30096145

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Epimys vociferans clarae

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

clarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:124115

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31557735c-fd13-4b2f-b5ab-65cd729fcfd7

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30096146

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Epimys nasutus

(Lyon, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:145519

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333d359bb-ac5f-41b3-b2d5-91a40e5a26d5

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845266

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Epimys luta

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

luta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:151917

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/311c7cf53-4b9d-4308-a30f-c1319f4486cd

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30096144

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Mus vociferans

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vociferans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:86736

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a0aa69d3-bb15-4dff-952c-431bb16cb175

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308185

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus sabanus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus sabanus strepitans

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

strepitans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus sabanus ululans

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ululans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus sabanus vociferans

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vociferans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Leopoldamys sabanus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

522

Authority publication

Lawrence

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. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11520/22434377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Leopoldamys sabanus sabanus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

sabanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

854

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Leopoldamys sabanus vociferans

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

vociferans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

854

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rattus sabanus dictatorious

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dictatorious

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

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