Chimarrogale himalayica

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Himalayan Water Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Nectogalini
Genus : Chimarrogale
Subgenus : Chimarrogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324285

Original name as described

Crossopus Himalayicus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.2.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd242f5c-c279-4549-8317-5fd9d8598d5e

Type locality

"India."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · China · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. leander and C. varennei

Taxonomy notes citation

Abramov, A. V., Bannikova, A. A., Lebedev, V. S., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2017). Revision of Chimarrogale (Lipotyphla: Soricidae) from Vietnam with comments on taxonomy and biogeography of Asiatic water shrews. Zootaxa, 4232(2), 216-230.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004177

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.

Crossopus Himalayicus

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalayica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.2.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd242f5c-c279-4549-8317-5fd9d8598d5e

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324285

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1855:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39412)
  2. Tomes (1856:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2245472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67817)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Galemys (Crossopus) hymalaïcus

(A. Pomel, 1848)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hymalaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Sorex Himalayicus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalayica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Crossopus himalaicus

(Jerdon, 1867)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299723

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

Jerdon (1867:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)

Chimarrogale himalaica

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336035

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1898:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)

Chimarrogale himalaicus

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336036

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1898:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)

Chimarrogale himalayica

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalayica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771924

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:68, 69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Hutterer (1993:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  6. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40614/115175470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chimarrogale himalayica himalayica

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Soricidae

Root name

himalayica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771924

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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