Tonkinomys daovantieni
Musser, D. P. Lunde, & Nguyen Truong Son, 2006
Daovantien's Limestone 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 | : Tonkinomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Musser, G.G., Lunde, D.P. and Son, N.T. 2006-05-17. Description of a new genus and species of rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the tower karst region of northeastern Vietnam. American Museum Novitates 3517:1-41.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59824333Original name as described
Tonkinomys daovantieni
Type material
AMNH M-275618
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"in the vicinity of Lân Dat Village (21°40'52"N/106°20'28"E), 150 m, Huu Liên Nature Reserve, Huu Liên Commune, HuuLung District, Lang Son Province, Vietnam."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Vietnam · China
Taxonomy notes
recently described genus and species; may represent mulitple species
Taxonomy notes citation
Musser, G. G., Lunde, D. P., & Son, N. T. (2006). Description of a new genus and species of rodent (Murinae, Muridae, Rodentia) from the tower karst region of northeastern Vietnam. American Museum Novitates, 3517, 1-41. · Cheng S, Chen Z, Cheng F, Li J, Wan T, Li Q, Li X, H. W, Jiang X (2018) New record of a rodent genus (Murinae) in China - Tonkinomys daovantieni. Acta Theriologica Sinica 38: 309‑314. · Balakirev, A., Bui, P., & Rozhnov, V. (2023). New data on the distribution and diversity of the little-studied rodent of the Tonkin limestone rat (Tonkinomys daovantieni, Rodentia, Muridae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 11, e110335.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003696Country 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.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.