Maxomys alticola

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Bornean Mountain Spiny 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 : Maxomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1888-10-31. Diagnoses of four new mammals from the Malayan Region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)2(11):407-409.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123456

Original name as described

Mus alticola

Other common names

Bornean Mountain Maxomys · Mountain Spiny Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.4.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6e584bd-3834-4dc1-9d22-7153b1ca726b

Type locality

"Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo," Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003555

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.

Mus alticola

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.4.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6e584bd-3834-4dc1-9d22-7153b1ca726b

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123456

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rattus alticola kinabaluensis

(Chasen, 1937)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kinabaluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1466 (= ZRC RM 4099)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df267ab7-05d2-452e-af23-00119140a8c6

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus alticola

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Maxomys alticola

Musser, J. T. Marshall, & Boeadi, 1979

Family

Muridae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser, Marshall & Boeadi (1979:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4215)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12891/22456305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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