Taxonomy Profile: Chimarrogale platycephalus (Temminck 1842)

Chimarrogale platycephalus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Chimarrogale platycephala
Temminck 1842
Common Name(s):
Japanese Water Shrew []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chimarrogale platycephalus: 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 : Soricomorpha
Family : Soricidae
shrews |
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Nectogalini
Genus : Chimarrogale
Species : Chimarrogale platycephalus
Japanese Water Shrew |
Chimarrogale platycephalus Direct Children(s):
Chimarrogale platycephalus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Chimarrogale platycephalus
Chimarrogale platycephalus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Chimarrogale platycephalus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Included in himalayica since Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951), but retained as a separate species by Harrison (1958), Hutterer and Hürter (1981), Hoffmann (1987), and Corbet and Hill (1991). Arai et al. (1985) reported on clinal size variation in Japan. For date of publication see Holthuis and Sakai (1970). The species name is often spelled platycephala (as such in the second edition, 1993a); however, platycephalus is to be regarded as a noun, in which case the specific name does not chan...
Comment:
Wilson & Reeder (eds., 2005) notes that "platycephalus is to be regarded as a noun, in which case the specific name does not change with the gender of the genus"