Taeromys callitrichus
(Jentink, 1879)
Lovely-haired 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 | : Taeromys |
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 Leyden Museum 1(1):7-13.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630891Original name as described
Mus callitrichus
Other common names
Greater Taeromys
Type material
RMNH.MAM.21275.a, RMNH.MAM.21275.b
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21275.bType locality
Kakas, north-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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