Spalacopus cyanus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Coruro

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Mus Cyanus

Other common names

Cururo · Guanque

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1943 to "Chile; Province of Valparaiso."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001500

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Spalacopus tabanus

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

tabanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1873.12.16.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f3bfb013-752c-4538-bf22-898beb4c5600

Authority page

585

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Spalacopus cyanus maulinus

Osgood, 1943

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

maulinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:23010

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ef442d0c-4517-44ba-8d52-0e999d0f739b

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778125

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Hypudaeus ?cyanus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Hypud. cyaneus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523802

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Spalacopus cyanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20427/78323110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spalacopus cyanus cyanus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Spalacopus cyanus poeppigii

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

poeppigii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Spalocopus Pöeppigii

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

poeppigii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534808

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Mus Cyanus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Mus cyaneus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

vii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Lesson (1827:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Bathyergus maritimus

(Poeppig, 1829)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

279

Authority publication

Notizen aus dem Gebiete der Natur- und Heilkunde

Spalacopus Poeppigii

Wagler, 1832

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

poeppigii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26455529

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Poephagomys ater

(F. Cuvier, 1834)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

323

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2270700

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Psammomys noctivagus

(Poeppig, 1835)

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

noctivagus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Spalacopus cyaneus

Wolffsohn & C. E. Porter, 1908

Family

Octodontidae

Root name

cyaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47517327

Authority publication

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

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