Desmana moschata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Russian Desman

Formerly Soricomorpha. Also as Desman|Water Mole.
1 / 3
Location:Russia, Research Station of the Academy of Sciences Moscow at ChernogolovkaDate taken:Jun 15, 2012

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5316

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Superfamily : Talpoidea
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://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.

Total: 14 names and synonyms.

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

  1. Linnaeus (1758:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033870) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Boddaert (1772:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  4. Griffith (1822:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  5. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex moschatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

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. Leske (1779:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  3. Borowski (1780:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  4. Zimmermann (1783:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  5. Zimmermann (1783:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  6. Boddaert (1785:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  7. Gmelin (1788:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  8. Kerr (1792:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  9. Wolf (1796:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  10. Cuvier (1797:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  11. Daudin (1802:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  12. Turton (1802:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  13. Treviranus (1802:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)
  14. Treviranus (1803:176, 181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  15. Treviranus (1803:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  16. Goldfuss (1809:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  17. Pallas (1811:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37182)
  18. Illiger (1811:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48453830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36105)
  19. Gray (1821:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
  20. Blainville (1838:740, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68639)

Desman moschatus

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lacépède (1799:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62452)
  2. Daudin (1802:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1803:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
  4. Fischer (1813:440, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)

Mygale moscovitica

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1811)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moscovitica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN:type:255a (= MNHN "181"), MNHN-ZM-2014-593 (= MNHN:type:255) (= MNHN-ZM-AC-A1272) (= MNHN "182")

Type kind

syntypes

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. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1811:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67764)
  2. Ranzani (1820:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  3. Desmarest (1821:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Schinz (1821:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Lesson (1827:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Burnett (1830:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  7. Smith (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  8. Chenu (1852:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14470737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69491)
  9. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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)
  3. Voigt (1819:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  4. Muirhead (1819:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  5. Hemprich (1820:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  6. Eichwald (1831:383, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  7. Dallas (1855:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49123)

Myogalea moschata

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Bonaparte (1845:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
  3. Gistel (1848:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  4. Loche (1858:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)

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

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moschata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

907

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549098

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1855:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  2. Giebel (1855:907, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549098) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Dobson (1883:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61620)
  5. Schulze (1897:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)
  6. Trouessart (1904:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  7. Ognëv (1913:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14956510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36183)

Myogale muscovita

(Mivart, 1868)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

muscovita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Journal of Anatomy and Physiology

Name usages

Mivart (1868:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72464)

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

4 more names and synonyms available — use the desktop version to see them all.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.