Aconaemys porteri

O. Thomas, 1917

Porter's Rock Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : Octodontoidea
Family : Octodontidae
Genus : Aconaemys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1917-03-01. A new species of _Aconæmys_ from southern Chili. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)19(111):281-282.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627364

Original name as described

Aconaemys porteri

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1916.11.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb867178-06ae-4f63-87f8-f1168af7f5b0

Type locality

"Osorno, S. Chile," slopes of Volcán Osorno, Los Lagos Region.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001491

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Aconaemys porteri

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

porteri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1916.11.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb867178-06ae-4f63-87f8-f1168af7f5b0

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627364

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136331/22239645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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