Rhizomys sumatrensis

(Raffles, 1821)

Indomalayan 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

Raffles, S. 1821-06-21. Descriptive catalogue of a zoological collection, made on account of the Honourable East India Company, in the island of Sumatra and its vicinity, under the direction of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Fort Marlborough; with additional notices illustrative of the natural history of those countries. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1):239-274.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755001

Original name as described

Mus sumatrensis

Other common names

Large Bamboo Rat · Sumatran Bamboo Rat

Type locality

Malacca, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003790

Country 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.

Nyctocleptes insularis

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.21.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/08cdc87a-3964-4177-9129-a823df420598

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003676

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys sumatrensis padangensis

Brongersma, 1936

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

padangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.54938.a, RMNH.MAM.54938.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54938.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.54938.b

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Zoologische Mededelingen

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys erythrogenys

J. Anderson, 1877

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

erythrogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15691

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36204531

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Rhizomys Dekan

Lesson, 1842

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

dekan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

123

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Rhizomys sumatrensis insularis

Sody, 1941

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

304

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys sumatrensis

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534803

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Sody (1941:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19647/115152803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhizomys sumatrensis cinereus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

214

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rhizomys sumatrensis sumatrensis

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

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

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

Mus sumatrensis

(Raffles, 1821)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755001

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Spalax javanus

(G. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

javanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374053

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Nyctocleptes dekan

(Temminck, 1832)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

dekan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Bijdragen aan de Natuurkundige Wetenschappen

Name usages

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

Rhizomys Cinereus

McClelland, 1842

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127232

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhizomys erthrogenys

Khajuria, Y. Chaturvedi, & Ghoshal, 1977

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

erthrogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper

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