Micromys minutus

(Pallas, 1771)

Eurasian Harvest 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 : Micromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1771. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 1. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f466.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Original name as described

Mus minutus

Other common names

Harvest Mouse

Type locality

Simbirsk (= Ulyanovsk), Middle Volga River, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

United Kingdom · Spain · France · Belgium · Netherlands · Luxembourg · Germany · Denmark · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Turkey · Romania · Poland · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Georgia · Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · North Korea · South Korea · Japan · Taiwan

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. erythrotis and M. pygmaeus; the included synonyms are tentative and further investigation is needed to confirm whether they represent M. erythrotis or M. minutus

Taxonomy notes citation

Abramov, A. V., Meschersky, I. G., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2009). On the taxonomic status of the harvest mouse Micromys minutus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2199(1), 58-68. · Chen, Z., Pei, X., Song, J., Song, W., Shi, Z., Onditi, K. O., ... & Jiang, X. (2023). Systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Micromys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Biology, 1-15.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003576

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 minutus ussuricus

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1899)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ussuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.6.29.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210719

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus japonicus

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Muridae

Root name

japonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.3.3.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2a04270-b5c5-47c6-a2e5-8929b3885bff

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888084

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus hondonis

Kuroda, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

hondonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 1391

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Mus arundinaceus

(Petényi, 1882)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arundinaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Természetrajzi Füzetek

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus var. takasagoensis

Tokuda, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

takasagoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tokuda (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Micromys minutus aokii

Kuroda, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

aokii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845896

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus kurodai

Mori, 1942

Family

Muridae

Root name

kurodai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

77

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus hertigi

D. H. Johnson & J. K. Jones, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

hertigi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:299104

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c4b0a3df-b354-4db3-a715-bdde3588229d

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549651

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus brauneri

V. E. Martino, 1930

Family

Muridae

Root name

brauneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 34624

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Name usages

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

Mus meridionalis

(O.-G. Costa, 1844)

Family

Muridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMFUN Z124

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Ann. Accad. Aspir. Naturalisti

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus subobscurus

K. Fritsche, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

subobscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45372449

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

168

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13373/119151882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus minutus

(Pallas, 1771)

Family

Muridae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f466.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Lesson (1827:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Lesson (1842:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Crespon (1844:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  8. Blyth (1863:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Mus soricinus

(Hermann, 1780)

Family

Muridae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

661

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Lesson (1827:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus triticeus

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Muridae

Root name

triticeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230075

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

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

Mus minimus

(G. White, 1789)

Family

Muridae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

43

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Mus minutus flavus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Muridae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664256

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Mus messorius

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Muridae

Root name

messorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664254

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Lesson (1842:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus avenarius

(H. Wolf, 1794)

Family

Muridae

Root name

avenarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

315

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Mus parvulus

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Muridae

Root name

parvulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13419993

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

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

Mus pendulinus

(Hermann, 1804)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pendulinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13419992

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

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

Mus arvensis

(Leach, 1816)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arvensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

mus campestris

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Muridae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521987

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus pratensis

(Ockskay, 1831)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pratensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum

Name usages

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

Mus minatus

(H. R. Schinz, 1840)

Family

Muridae

Root name

minatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502885

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Mus oryzivorus

(de Sélys-Longchamps, 1841)

Family

Muridae

Root name

oryzivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

247

Authority publication

Turin

Name usages

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

Micromys agilis

Dehne, 1841

Family

Muridae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Mus pumilus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus minutus typicus

(Barrett-Hamilton, 1899)

Family

Muridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210718

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus minutus batarovi

(Kastschenko, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

batarovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Mus minutus kytmanovi

(Kastschenko, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kytmanovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Mus minutus fenniae

(Hilzheimer, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

fenniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5623392

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica

Name usages

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

Mus minutus sareptae

(Hilzheimer, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sareptae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5623395

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus kastschenkoi

Charlemagne, 1915

Family

Muridae

Root name

kastschenkoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Kyiv

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus mehelyi

Bolkay, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

mehelyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Novitates Musei Sarajevoensis

Name usages

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

Micromys minutus var. takasagoensis

Tokuda, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

takasagoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Hattori Hokokai Kenkyu Hokoku

Name usages

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

Micromys danubialis

Simionescu, 1971

Family

Muridae

Root name

danubialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

365-392

Authority publication

Studii Comun. Sect. Stiint. nat. Muz. Jedetean Bacau

Name usages

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

Mus minutus batawvi

(Chen Zhongzheng, Pei Xiaoxin, Song Jialu, Song Wenyu, Shi Zifan, Onditi, Li Quan, & Jiang Xuelong, 2023)

Family

Muridae

Root name

batawvi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

399

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

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