Rhizomys pruinosus

E. Blyth, 1851

Hoary 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	: Rhizomys

Species status

Living

Found in the wild

Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1851. Notice of a collection of Mammalia, Birds, and Reptiles, procured at or near the station of Chérra Punji in the Khásia hills, north of Sylhet. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 20(6):517-524.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40260119

Original name as described

Rhizomys pruinosus

Other common names

Type material

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Type locality

Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Cambodia · Vietnam · Malaysia

Subregion distribution

Distribution notes

Distribution references

Taxonomy notes

Taxonomy notes citation

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003788

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 latouchei

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

latouchei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.2.1.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a032a12-9e70-491e-83dc-22faf90e95c5

Authority page

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003677

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys umbriceps

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

umbriceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.5.2.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de57c166-e03a-4006-a6db-bbacc7ed7f8f

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22130020

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys pannosus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pannosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.163

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c22e1bd-3741-4411-912c-423bdc0585d3

Authority page

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003678

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys senex

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

senex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.7.25.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8830c516-0c9f-419d-83e1-3d965898d003

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003943

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys pruinosus pruinosus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pruinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys pruinosus senex

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

senex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys pruinosus latouchei

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

latouchei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys pruinosus pannosus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pannosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys pruinosus umbriceps

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

umbriceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys pruinosus

E. Blyth, 1851

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pruinosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40260119

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19645/115152385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhizomys prusianus

Shih, 1930

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

prusianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Name usages

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

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