Leopoldamys edwardsi

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Genus: Leopoldamys
Species: Leopoldamys edwardsi

Name

• Leopoldamys edwardsi (Thomas, 1882)

Holotype: BMNH 1882.6.16.1, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Western Fokien [=Fujian]”, China.

Combinations

• Mus edwardsi Thomas, 1882: 587 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1882. Description of a new species of rat from China. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 50(3): 587–588, pl. 44. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1882.tb02769.x BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Leopoldamys edwardsi in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Leopoldamys edwardsi  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: Edwards's Long-tailed Giant Rat