Cannomys badius

(Hodgson, 1841)

Lesser Bamboo Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Rhizomyinae
Tribe : Rhizomyini
Genus : Cannomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1841. New species of Rhizomys discovered in Nepal. Calcutta Journal of Natural History 2:60-62.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126816

Original name as described

Rhizomys badius

Other common names

Bay Bamboo Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc28083f-0b04-4ad1-936f-626682e1f22e

Type locality

Nepal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Laos · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003787

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.

Rhizomys badius

(Hodgson, 1841)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

badius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc28083f-0b04-4ad1-936f-626682e1f22e

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126816

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Blyth (1863:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Rhizomys minor

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.526

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16d15df3-a1fc-4010-ae01-b7f7ba1668d1

Authority page

266

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324290

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cannomys pater

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.19.231

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07db19f0-c012-475d-84be-2fa12cf29144

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003945

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cannomys castaneus plumbescens

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

plumbescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.8.48

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2ea4aad9-9ba9-4e5a-bd92-8bb4fe89763a

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003945

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cannomys badius

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

badius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

159

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:477, 478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3759/115066803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cannomys badius castaneus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhizomys castaneus

(E. Blyth, 1843)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1007

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40060996

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cannomys minor lönnbergi

Gyldenstolpe, 1917

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

lonnbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41891635

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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