Typhlomys nanus

Cheng Feng, He Kai, Chen Zhongzheng, Zhang Bin, Wan Tao, Li Jiatang, Zhang Baowei, & Jiang Xuelong, 2017

Dwarf Tree Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Platacanthomyidae
Genus : Typhlomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Cheng, F., He, K., Chen, Z.-z., Zhang, B., Wan, T., Li, J.-t., Zhang, B.-w. and Jiang, X.-l. 2017-03-17. Phylogeny and systematic revision of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 98(3):731-743.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx016

Original name as described

Typhlomys nanus

Type material

KIZ 033585

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mt. Jiaozi (26°08' N, 102°85' E) [sic], Wumeng township, Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan, China; elevation approximately 3,252 m asl." (26.08° N, 102.85° E)

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

recently described based on populations previously attributed to T. cinereus

Taxonomy notes citation

Cheng, F., He, K., Chen, Z. Z., Zhang, B., Wan, T., Li, J. T., ... & Jiang, X. L. (2017). Phylogeny and systematic revision of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(3), 731-743.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003775

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.

Typhlomys nanus

Cheng Feng, He Kai, Chen Zhongzheng, Zhang Bin, Wan Tao, Li Jiatang, Zhang Baowei, & Jiang Xuelong, 2017

Family

Platacanthomyidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 033585

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

740

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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