Suncus malayanus

(Kloss, 1917)

Malayan Pygmy Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Suncus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kloss, C.B. 1917. On five new mammals from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2(4):282-287.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12264292

Original name as described

Pachyura malayana

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1426 (= CBK 2603)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7225334-b4b1-44ef-ad79-6df0cc47383d

Type locality

"Bang Nara, Patani, Peninsular Siam [= Thailand]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004063

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.

Pachyura malayana

(Kloss, 1917)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

malayanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1426 (= CBK 2603)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7225334-b4b1-44ef-ad79-6df0cc47383d

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12264292

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Suncus malayanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

malayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hutterer (1993:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21145/22289421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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