Vandeleuria nilagiricus

(Jerdon, 1867)

Nilgiri Long-tailed Climbing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Vandeleurini
Genus : Vandeleuria

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jerdon, T.C. 1867. The Mammals of India; a Natural History of all the Animals known to Inhabit Continental India. Thomason College Press, Roorkee, 319 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300010

Original name as described

Mus nilagiricus

Other common names

Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse · Nilgiri Vandeleuria

Type locality

Ootacamund, Nilgiri Hills, eastern Tamil Nadu, south-western India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed to match generic gender, which is masculine, although it is often treated as feminine

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003699

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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.

Mus nilagiricus

(Jerdon, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nilagiricus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300010

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

Jerdon (1867:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)

Vandeleuria nilagirica

W. W. A. Phillips, 1929

Family

Muridae

Root name

nilagiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Ceylon Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Phillips (1929:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68578)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136372/115206829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vandeleuria nilagiricus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2019

Family

Muridae

Root name

nilagiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #136372

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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