Rattus nitidus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1845)

White-footed Indochinese Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1845-04-01. On the rats, mice, and shrews of the central region of Nepal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)15(98):266-270.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248594

Original name as described

Mus nitidus

Other common names

Himalayan Field Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fea6dba-f0a6-4aca-8005-0415edf3462e

Type locality

"central regions of Nepal."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Australasia · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh? · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003648

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.

Total: 23 names and synonyms.

Mus Nitidus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405527

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

Hodgson (1844:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)

Mus horeites

(B. H. Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

horeites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus nitidus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fea6dba-f0a6-4aca-8005-0415edf3462e

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248594

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Blyth (1863:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Jerdon (1867:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37300006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
Trouessart (1904:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Mus æquicaudalis

(Horsfield, 1849)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aequicaudalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.410

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/358f1e24-078c-4d8e-9c65-d914d43533a5

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22065738

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Horsfield (1851:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43693)
Horsfield (1857:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
Trouessart (1904:369, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus æquicaudatus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Muridae

Root name

aequicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Rattus aequicaudatus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

aequicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476751

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Arvicola horreites

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

horreites

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476795

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Rattus nitidus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Muridae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476751

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Chasen (1935:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34045)
Anthony (1941:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
Ellerman (1947:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14226)
Agrawal & Ghosal (1969:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68579)
Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Taylor, Calaby & Van Deusen (1982:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4072)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19352/115147863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus rubricosa

(J. Anderson, 1879)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubricosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 6330

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124882

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:478, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:369, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus ruber

(Jentink, 1880)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26067

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26067.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26067.b

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9629224

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:478, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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