Limnomys sibuanus

Mearns, 1905

Long-tailed Moss 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 : Limnomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mearns, E.A. 1905-05-13. Descriptions of new genera and species of mammals from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28:425-460.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393068

Original name as described

Limnomys sibuanus

Other common names

Mindanao Mountain Rat · White-bellied Limnomys

Type material

USNM:MAMM:125228

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b7f85f85-3d6a-467b-869a-803495e1a189

Type locality

Mount Apo, 2012 m, Davao City Province, south-eastern Mindanao, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003550

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.

Limnomys sibuanus

Mearns, 1905

Family

Muridae

Root name

sibuanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125228

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b7f85f85-3d6a-467b-869a-803495e1a189

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15393068

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11980/22429309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Limnomys mearnsi

Hollister, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

mearnsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:144622

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3be846db2-a4fb-4929-95e1-d208779b293e

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761600

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

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