Rattus nitidus

(Hodgson, 1845)

White-footed Indochinese 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 : Rattus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1845-04-01. On the rats, mice, and shrews of the central region of Nepal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)15(98):266-270.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248594

Original name as described

Mus nitidus

Other common names

Himalayan Field Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fea6dba-f0a6-4aca-8005-0415edf3462e

Type locality

"central regions of Nepal."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Australasia · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh? · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003648

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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 æquicaudalis

(Horsfield, 1849)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aequicaudalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.410

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/358f1e24-078c-4d8e-9c65-d914d43533a5

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22065738

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus nitidus

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fea6dba-f0a6-4aca-8005-0415edf3462e

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248594

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Blyth (1863:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Rattus nitidus obsoletus

Hinton, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

obsoletus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.3.26.52

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8973d4d-7ef2-4253-817a-205806226214

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2049990

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Rattus manuselae

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

manuselae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.26.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66c3c225-9d7f-4493-b56f-3c64367882be

Authority page

424

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240222

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus griseiventer rahengis

Kloss, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

rahengis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CBK 2637, CBK 2638

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12463677

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Name usages

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

Rattus vanheurni

Sody, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

vanheurni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.21704.a, RMNH.MAM.21704.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21704.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21704.b

Authority page

435

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus ruber

(Jentink, 1880)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26067.a, RMNH.MAM.26067.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26067.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26067.b

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9629224

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Rattus hoffmanni subditivus

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Family

Muridae

Root name

subditivus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219691

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c3e55756-d1dd-4ad6-ac1a-692e9795310f

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332416

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Mus guhai

(Nath, 1952)

Family

Muridae

Root name

guhai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 11439

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Journal of the Zoological Society of India

Name usages

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

Mus rubricosa

(J. Anderson, 1879)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubricosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 6330

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124882

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Rattus ruber

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1951:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus ruber ruber

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Rattus nitidus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19352/115147863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

aequicaudalus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

aequicaudalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1477

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Nitidus

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405527

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Mus horeites

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

horeites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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