Echinosorex gymnura

(Raffles, 1821)

Moonrat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Galericinae
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 locality

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

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Myanmar · Thailand · Malaysia · Brunei · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

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

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

Echinosorex gymnurus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

24

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Echinosorex gymnura alba

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Echinosorex gymnura

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40603/22326807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Echinosorex gymnura gymnura

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Echinosorex gymnurus albus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Echinosorex gymnurus gymnurus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling · unjustified_emendation

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Viverra gymnura

(Raffles, 1821)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

gymnura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Gymnura Rafflesii

(Horsfield & Vigors, 1827)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

rafflesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Smith (1842:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Lesson (1842:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Blyth (1863:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Gymnura Rafflesii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

rafflesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207639

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Gymnura alba

(Giebel, 1863)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften

Gymnura borneotica

(Fitzinger, 1868)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

borneoticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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

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, 1879)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

birmanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

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 rafflesi

(Blanford, 1888)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

rafflesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

220

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28223148

Authority publication

London

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