Taeromys hamatus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Sulawesi Montane 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-06-30. Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:93-104.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332429

Original name as described

Rattus hamatus

Other common names

Central Mountain Taeromys

Type material

USNM:MAMM:218680

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fc8375cf-b719-46d5-a89d-40493330791a

Type locality

Gunung Lehio, 6000 ft (1830 m), central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003688

Country distribution map

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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.

Rattus hamatus

(G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hamatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:218680

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fc8375cf-b719-46d5-a89d-40493330791a

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332429

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:549, 550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Taeromys hamatus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Muridae

Root name

hamatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  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 #21331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21331/22428247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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