Echinosorex gymnura

(Raffles, 1821)

Moonrat

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Location:Malaysia, Sabah state, Tabin Wildlife ReserveDate taken:Aug 4, 2008

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2374

Taxonomy

Subclass	: Theria
Infraclass	: Placentalia
Magnorder	: Boreoeutheria
Superorder	: Laurasiatheria
Order	: Eulipotyphla
Suborder	: Erinaceota
Superfamily	: Erinaceoidea
Family	: Erinaceidae
Subfamily	: Galericinae
Tribe	: Echinosoricini
Genus	: Echinosorex

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/755015

Original name as described

Viverra gymnura

Other common names

Malayan Moonrat · Raffles' Gymnure

Type material

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Type locality

"Sumatra." Restricted by G. B. Corbet in 1988 to "Bencoolen, Sumatra, " Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Brunei · Indonesia

Subregion distribution

Distribution notes

Distribution references

Taxonomy notes

Taxonomy notes citation

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003822

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.

Total: 18 names and synonyms.

Viverra gymnura

(Raffles, 1821)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755015

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

Blainville (1838:742, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68639)

Gymnura Rafflesii

(Horsfield & Vigors, 1827)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

rafflesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339446

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

Lesson (1827:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
Fischer (1829:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Blyth (1840:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
Smith (1842:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
Lesson (1842:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Chenu (1852:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14470762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69491)
Blyth (1863:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Trouessart (1880:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
Jentink (1903:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9658076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69218)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Gymnura Rafflesi

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

rafflesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

916

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549107

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:916, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Blanford (1878:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35553317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68519)
Blanford (1888:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28223148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37753)

Gymnura alba

(Giebel, 1863)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32996533

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Lyon (1909:453, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3625)
Lyon (1911:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15501)

Gymnura borneotica

(Fitzinger, 1868)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

borneoticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6449314

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Gymnura rafflesii, var. candida

(A. Günther, 1876)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

candidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099624

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Gymnura Rafflesii birmanica

(Trouessart, 1880)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150437

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Gymnura gymnura

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422955

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Lyon (1908:663, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17209)
Lyon (1909:451, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3625)

Gymnura gymnura gymnura

(Lyon, 1909)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714570

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1909:451, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3625)

Gymnura gymnura minor

(Lyon, 1909)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:86783

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333bd70f7-0f26-48d7-8268-be1900750a5b

Authority page

453

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714572

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1909:453, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15714572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3625)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

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Echino-Sorex gymnurus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Miller (1942:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12073)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Davis (1962:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet (1988:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
Corbet & Hill (1991:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Echino-Sorex gymnurus gymnurus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequentspelling · unjustifiedemendation

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Miller (1942:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12073)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet (1988:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Echino-Sorex gymnurus albus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Davis (1962:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
Corbet (1988:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Echino-Sorex gymnurus candidus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

candidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Davis (1962:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)

Echino-Sorex gymnurus birmanicus

Chasen, 1940

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

Chasen (1940:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Echinosorex gymnura

Frost, Wozencraft, & R. S. Hoffmann, 1991

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Name usages

Frost, Wozencraft & Hoffmann (1991:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3617)
Hutterer (1993:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40603/22326807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Echinosorex gymnura alba

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Echinosorex gymnura gymnura

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

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