Rattus pyctoris

(Hodgson, 1845)

Himalayan 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? Pyctoris

Other common names

Turkestan Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.381

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5e37bdc9-e7d1-42e7-92c9-64780ece07d5

Type locality

"central region of Nepal."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Iran · Afghanistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003657

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.

Rattus humiliatus celsus

G. M. Allen, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

celsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-43393

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-43393

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Mus? Pyctoris

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pyctoris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.381

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5e37bdc9-e7d1-42e7-92c9-64780ece07d5

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mus vicerex

(Bonhote, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vicerex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.8.1.313

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1a7a1a2-5228-4a5f-bedd-8be71d014f15

Authority page

473

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368024

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Epimys rattus shigarus

(G. S. Miller, 1913)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shigarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:176132

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cd8f5e7a-19d0-4b4e-8c77-06e6e2246c39

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337820

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Mus turkestanicus

(Satunin, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

turkestanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 7307

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666906

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)

Rattus rattus khumbuensis

Biswas & Khajuria, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

khumbuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 12389

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Rattus rattoides

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

rattoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus turkestanicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

turkestanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

554

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rattus pyctoris

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

pyctoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19370/115150159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arvicola Pyctoris

(Hodgson, 1841)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pyctoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126984

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Mus rattoides

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rattoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus domesticus Hodgsonii

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

hodgsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476751

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Rattus rattus shigarius

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

shigarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

584

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722885

Authority publication

London

Rattus rattoides gilgitianus

Akhtar, 1959

Family

Muridae

Root name

gilgitianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

41-4

Authority publication

Pakistan Journal of Scientific Research

Name usages

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

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