Berylmys latouchei
(O. Thomas, 1897)
West Chinese White-toothed 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 | : Berylmys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1897-07-01. Description of a new rat from China. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(115):113-114.
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Original name as described
Mus Latouchei
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.6.2
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Kuatun, N.W. Fokien (= Fujian)", China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
split from B. bowersii
Taxonomy notes citation
Xu, Y.-f., Hu, J.-x., Shi, Z.-f., Chen, W.-w., Zhou, J.-j., Zhang, B.-w., Yong, F., Khanal, L., Jiang, X.-l. and Chen, Z.-z. 2023. Integrative systematics and evolutionary history of Berylmys bowersi (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae). Ecology and Evolution 13(7):e10234. doi:10.1002/ece3.10234
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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: 2 names and synonyms.
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