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Mus (Pyromys) fernandoni Phillips 1932
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Mus (Pyromys) fernandoni Phillips 1932
Mus (Pyromys) fernandoni Phillips 1932, Spolia Zeylan., 16: 325.
Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Mulhalkelle Dist., Kubalgamuwa, 3000 ft (915 m).
Vernacular Names: Ceylon Spiny Mouse.
Distribution: Endemic to Sri Lanka.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Subgenus Pyromys. Revised by J. T. Marshall, Jr. (1977 b); reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992) and Phillips (1980).
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1393, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A2267A57FF8A65DA07E1D2E970F9422A (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/CFCCF344C4DC781DC8FAF1FA2CADD3FC (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231539476 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Phillips
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Mus
- Species
- fernandoni
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Mus (Pyromys) fernandoni Phillips, 1932 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1992. Mammals of the Indomalayan region. A systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 488 pp.
- Phillips, W. W. A. 1980 - 1984. Manual of the mammals of Sri Lanka. Second revised ed. Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka, 1: 1 - 116 [1980]; 2: 117 - 267 [1980]; 3: 268 - 389 [1984].