Maxomys hellwaldii

(Jentink, 1879)

Hellwald's Sulawesi 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

Jentink, F.A. 1879. On various species of Mus, collected by S. C. I. W. van Musschenbroek Esq. in Celebes. Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum of the Netherlands at Leyden 1(1):7-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630890

Original name as described

Mus Hellwaldii

Other common names

Hellwald's Spiny Rat · Hellwald's Sulawesi Maxomys

Type material

RMNH.MAM.18307.a, RMNH.MAM.18307.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18307.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18307.b

Type locality

"Celebes [= Sulawesi, Indonesia], Menado."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes the name tompotika, which was described in a dissertation as a distinct species but is not available nomenclaturally at this point; the name was mistakenly listed as a distinct valid species in CMW but should not be regarded as an available name

Taxonomy notes citation

Achmadi, A. S. (2017). Morphological and molecular systematics of Southeast Asian spiny rats (genus Maxomys) with descriptions of two new species from Indonesia (Doctoral dissertation, 北海道大学).

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003559

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 Hellwaldii

(Jentink, 1879)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwaldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.18307.a, RMNH.MAM.18307.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18307.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.18307.b

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630890

Authority publication

Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum of the Netherlands at Leyden

Rattus hellwaldii cereus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:200232

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30ec70207-03c0-40a1-9675-35ac2d5fc0cd

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332316

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus hellwaldii localis

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Muridae

Root name

localis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:218120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c2c63a2f-3c69-43ca-9b73-b57e35f96ce5

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332316

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Rattus hellwardi griseogenus

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

griseogenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.9792.a, RMNH.MAM.9792.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9792.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.9792.b

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus hellwardi

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus hellwardi hellwardi

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Rattus hellwaldi cereus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus hellwaldi griseogenys

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

griseogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005:1369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus hellwaldi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus hellwaldi hellwaldi

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Rattus hellwaldi localis

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Muridae

Root name

localis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Maxomys hellwaldii

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwaldii

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 (1991:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12895/115107798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Maxomys hellwaldi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

hellwaldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

175

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Maxomys tompotika

A. S. Achmadi, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

tompotika

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_thesis

Type

MZB 36997

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Hokkaido University

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