Taxonomy Profile: Cremnomys cutchicus (Wroughton 1912)

Cremnomys cutchicus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cremnomys australis
Thomas 1916
Cremnomys medius
Thomas 1916
Cremnomys medius caenosus
Thomas 1916
Cremnomys cutchicus leechi
Harrison 1974
Cremnomys australis siva
Thomas 1916
Cremnomys medius rajput
Thomas 1916
Common Name(s):
Cutch Cremnomys []
Cutch Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cremnomys cutchicus: 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 : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Murinae
Old World rats |
Old World mice |
Genus : Cremnomys
Indian Rats |
Species : Cremnomys cutchicus
Cutch Cremnomys |
Cutch Rat |
Cremnomys cutchicus Direct Children(s):
Cremnomys cutchicus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Cremnomys cutchicus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Cremnomys cutchicus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Cremnomys cutchicus
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:
Cremnomys cutchicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Cremnomys cutchicus
Cremnomys cutchicus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cremnomys cutchicus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Ellerman (1961) suggested australis to be a valid species, but Agrawal (2000) did not find any significant patterns in geographic variation of morphological traits and treated all the named subspecies, including australis, as synonyms of C. cutchicus; Prakash et al. (1995a) synonymized rajput with medius. Chromosomal information and its significance reported by Raman and Sharna (1977), Sharma and Gadi (1977), Gadi and Sharma (1983), Rishi and Puri (1984), and Sobti and Gill (1984). Reviewed...