Taxonomy Profile: Calomyscus grandis (Schlitter and Setzer 1973)

Calomyscus grandis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Noble Calomyscus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Calomyscus grandis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Calomyscidae
Genus : Calomyscus
Mouse-like Hamsters |
Species : Calomyscus grandis
Noble Calomyscus |
Calomyscus grandis Direct Children(s):
Calomyscus grandis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Calomyscus grandis
Calomyscus grandis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Calomyscus grandis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: The largest, darkest, and longest-tailed species of Calomyscus. Originally described as a subspecies of C. bailwardi, as recognized by Corbet (1978c) and Musser and Carleton (1993), but listed as a separate species by Pavlinov et al. (1995a). Morphometric analysis by Lebedev et al. (1998) demonstrated the great phenetic distance of C. grandis from C. mystax and C. elburzensis (S Turkmenistan and NE Iran) and C. urartensis (S Caucusus). Schlitter and Setzer (1973) enumerated some of these di...