Taeromys celebensis

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Celebes 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

Gray, J.E. 1867-10. Notes on the variegated or yellow-tailed rats of Australasia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867(2):597-600.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534038

Original name as described

Mus (Gymnomys) celebensis

Other common names

Long-tailed Taeromys

Type locality

Manado, north-eastern Peninsula, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003687

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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.

Taeromys celebensis

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

celebensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21330/22428114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus (Gymnomys) celebensis

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

celebensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534038

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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