Taeromys microbullatus

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Small-eared 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

Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1935-05-18. Twelve apparently new forms of Rattus from the Indo-Australian Region. American Museum Novitates 802:1-10.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169860

Original name as described

Rattus microbullatus

Other common names

Small-eared Taeromys

Type material

AMNH M-101108

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101108

Type locality

Tanke Salokko (highest place in Pegunungan Mekongga), 3°35'S/121°15'E, 1500 m, Pegunungan Mekongga (= Mengkoka), south-eastern Peninsula, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003689

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 microbullatus

(Tate & Archbold, 1935)

Family

Muridae

Root name

microbullatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-101108

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-101108

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Taeromys microbullatus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

microbullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136654/22428466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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