Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Vandeleuria nolthenii
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Vandeleuria nolthenii
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:
Vandeleuria nolthenii
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:
Vandeleuria nolthenii
Vandeleuria nolthenii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Vandeleuria nolthenii: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable
Comment:
Comments: Described as a subspecies of V. nilagirica, kept that way by Ellerman (1941), but usually considered a subspecies of V. oleracea (Agrawal and Chakraborty, 1980; Ellerman, 1961; Phillips, 1980). Howver, nolthenii is distinct in its montane distribution, pelage (longer, dark reddish brown upperparts, gray venter), and external and cranial traits (longer tail, larger skull with more inflated braincase, larger bullae, and longer and heavier rostrum) from V. oleracea occurring at lower elevation...