Desmana moschata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Russian Desman

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Desmanini
Genus : Desmana

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033870

Original name as described

Castor moschatus

Other common names

Desman · Water Mole

Type locality

"Russia."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ukraine · Russia · Kazakhstan

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004308

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.

Mygale moscovitica

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1811)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moscovitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2014-593

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2014-593

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406989

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Desmana moschata moravica

Schreuder, 1940

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moravica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

306

Authority publication

Archives Néerlandaises de Zoologie

Sorex moschatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872924

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Desman moschatus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Mygale moschata

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xxi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Mygale Moscovita

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moscovita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Myogale moschata

(Fitzinger, 1855)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

425

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Myogalea moschata

(Loche, 1858)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949405

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Loche (1858:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)

Desmana moschata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6506/231334630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Castor moschatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033870

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Desmana moschata hungarica

Kormos, 1916

Family

Talpidae

Root name

hungarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

366

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus dem Jahrbuche der Königlich Ungarischen Geologischen Reichsanstalt

Myogale moschata mosbachensis

(Schmidtgen, 1925)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

mosbachensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Notizblatt des Vereins für Erdkunde und der Hessischen Geologischen Landesanstalt zu Darmstadt

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