Pseudomys mimulus

O. Thomas, 1926

Eastern Delicate Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Hydromyini
Genus : Pseudomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1926-06-01. On various mammals obtained during Capt. Wilkins's expedition in Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)17(102):625-635.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633458

Original name as described

Pseudomys (Leggadina) delicatulus mimulus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.3.11.174

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f214e296-28d5-447f-9eba-7a6cd8d69076

Type locality

Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from P. delicatulus and includes pilligaensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Roycroft, E., Ford, F., Ramm, T., Schembri, R., Breed, W. G., Burns, P. A., ... & Moritz, C. (2024). Speciation across biomes: Rapid diversification with reproductive isolation in the Australian delicate mice. Molecular Ecology, e17301.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006827

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.

Pseudomys (Leggadina) delicatulus mimulus

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Muridae

Root name

mimulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.3.11.174

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f214e296-28d5-447f-9eba-7a6cd8d69076

Authority page

634

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1926:634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19418)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Gyomys pumilus

(Troughton, 1936)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6032

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48177107

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Leggadina delicatula mimula

(Tate, 1951)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mimula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Pseudomys (Gyomys) pumilus

Tate, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1951:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4116)

Pseudomys pilligaensis

Fox & Briscoe, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

pilligaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.11263

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Jackson & Groves (2015:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18555/22398339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pseudomys delicatulus pumilus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Pseudomys mimulus

Roycroft, F. Ford, Ramm, Schembri, Breed, P. A. Burns, K. C. Rowe, & Moritz, 2024

Family

Muridae

Root name

mimulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Molecular Ecology

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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