Chrotomys silaceus

Chrotomys silaceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Hydromyini
Genus: Chrotomys
Species: Chrotomys silaceus

Name

Chrotomys silaceus (Thomas, 1895)

• Holotype: BMNH 1897.5.2.16, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by John Whitehead in 1895.
• Type locality: “in the highlands of Northern Luzon” fixed to “Monte Data, Lepanto, N. Luzon, 8000 feet” by Thomas (1898: 391).

Combinations

• Xeromys silaceus Thomas, 1895: 161 [original combination]
• Celaenomys silaceus: Thomas, 1898: 391 [subsequent combination]
• Chrotomys silaceus: Corbet & Hill, 1992: 383 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Philippines: Luzon (Central Cordillera of northern portion).

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1895. Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals from Northern Luzon, collected by Mr. John Whitehead. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 16: 160–164. BHL
• Thomas, O. 1898. On the mammals obtained by Mr. John Whitehead during his recent expedition to the Philippines. Transactions of The Zoological Society of London 14: 377–412. BHL

Additional references

• Rickart, E.A., Heaney, L.R., Goodman, S.M. & Jansa, S. 2005. Review of the Philippine Genera Chrotomys and Celaenomys (Murinae) and Description of a New Species. Journal of Mammalogy 86(2): 415–428. DOI: 10.1644/BEL-124.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Heaney, L. 2016. IUCN: Chrotomys silaceus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T4092A22400657. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4092A22400657.en. Accessed on 14 October 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Blazed Striped Shrew-rat