Maxomys moi

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1922)

Indochinese 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

Robinson, H.C. and Kloss, C.B. 1922-01-01. New mammals from French Indo-China and Siam. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9(49):87-99.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24300888

Original name as described

Rattus moi

Other common names

Indochinese Mountain Maxomys · Indochinese Spiny Rat · Indochinese Maxomys · Mo's Spiny Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.11.17.11 (= CBK 3588)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88cf7e1b-3fd2-4ee4-b8a7-7891b85b857a

Type locality

"Arbre Broyé [= Tram Hanh], Langbian Mountains [= Lam Vien Plateau], South Annam [= Lâm Dðng Province, southern Vietnam], 5400 ft. [= 1646 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003563

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.

Rattus moi

(H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

moi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.11.17.11 (= CBK 3588)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88cf7e1b-3fd2-4ee4-b8a7-7891b85b857a

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24300888

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Maxomys moi

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

moi

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 #12899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12899/22456009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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