Calomyscus hotsoni

O. Thomas, 1920

Hotson's Brush-tailed Mouse

Captured at Iran, South Khorasan province, Bagheran Mts., Birjand 32.8180 N, 59.2148 E. Also as Hotson's Calomyscus|Hotson's Mouse-like Hamster|Hotson's Mouse-tailed Hamster.
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Location: Iran, Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad, Ferdowsi University of MashhadDate taken: Apr 30, 2012

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3549

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Calomyscidae
Genus : Calomyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-01-31. Scientific results from the Mamal Survey. No. XXI. B.—Two new species of Calomyscus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(4):938-940.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050600

Original name as described

Calomyscus hotsoni

Other common names

Hotson's Calomyscus · Hotson's Mouse-like Hamster · Hotson's Mouse-tailed Hamster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.63

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/251d593c-8a63-4293-a8cb-93b3600e53fc

Type locality

"Gwambuk Kaul, about 30 miles [= 48 Km] S. W. of Panjgur, 2, 700' [= 823 m], " Makran District, W Balochistan, SW Pakistan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002021

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: 2 names and synonyms.

Calomyscus hotsoni

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

hotsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.63

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/251d593c-8a63-4293-a8cb-93b3600e53fc

Authority page

939

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050600

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3620/115066639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Calomyscus bailwardi hotsoni

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Calomyscidae

Root name

hotsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

621

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722922

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:621, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
  2. Schlitter & Setzer (1973:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11644)

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