Taxonomy Profile: Melasmothrix naso (Miller and Hollister 1921)

Melasmothrix naso: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melasmothrix naso: 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 : Melasmothrix
Species : Melasmothrix naso
Diurnal Sulawesian Shrew Rat |
Melasmothrix naso Direct Children(s):
Melasmothrix naso: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Melasmothrix naso
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Melasmothrix naso
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:
Melasmothrix naso
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:
Melasmothrix naso
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Miller, Gerrit S. Jr., and N. Hollister
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1921-06-30 / 1921-06-30
Article/Chapter Title:
Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 34
Page(s):
93-104
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0006-324X
Notes:
Online ISSN: 1943-6327. Available online: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332393
Reference for:
Melasmothrix naso
Melasmothrix naso: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melasmothrix naso: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Stomach morphology described and contrasted with other Sulawesi shrew rats and the insectivorous Sommeromys macrorhinos by Musser and Durden (2002). Other morphological aspects, along with altitudinal distribution, diet, and ecology of this terrestrial, diurnal, and primarily vermivorous shrew rat reviewed by Musser (1982c)