Scotinomys teguina

(Alston, 1877)

Short-tailed Singing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Baiomyini
Genus : Scotinomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Alston, E.R. 1877-04. On two new species of _Hesperomys._. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):755-757.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100028

Original name as described

Hesperomys teguina

Other common names

Alston's Brown Mouse · Alston's Singing Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.6.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/752a7c60-d3a1-46b8-aa32-d7b02dad6928

Type locality

Cobán, Alta Verapaz Dept., Guatemala.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002221

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.

Mus Teguina

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680057

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Hesperomys teguina

(Alston, 1877)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.6.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/752a7c60-d3a1-46b8-aa32-d7b02dad6928

Authority page

755

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100028

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Abrothrix teguina

(Alfaro, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

Alfaro (1897:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)

Akodon teguina

(J. A. Allen, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  2. Bangs (1902:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Akodon teguina apricus

(Bangs, 1902)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10236

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10236

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199038

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon irazu

(J. A. Allen, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

irazu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18128

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18128

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina apricus

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1913:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17382)
  2. Goldman (1920:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  3. Goodwin (1946:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Scotinomys irazu

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

irazu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1913:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17382)

Scotinomys teguina

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1913:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17382)
  2. Goldman (1920:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  3. Goodwin (1946:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Burt & Stirton (1961:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20052/22390040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scotinomys teguina subnubilus

E. A. Goldman, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subnubilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76353

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa9fefd5-f96b-4131-89bd-39145b5e8621

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34563797

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Scotinomys teguina rufoniger

Sanborn, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufoniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:22387

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a726cd57-1cee-43f2-b1c5-bb38f3e65008

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771827

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Scotinomys teguina episcopi

Enders & O. P. Pearson, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

episcopi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 18454

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Notulae Naturae

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina garichensis

Enders & O. P. Pearson, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

garichensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 18406

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Notulae Naturae

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina leridensis

Enders & O. P. Pearson, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 18483

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Notulae Naturae

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina cacabatus

G. G. Goodwin, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cacabatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-139733

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-139733

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina escazuensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

escazuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-138051

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-138051

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina endersi

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

endersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-141998

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-141998

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina irazu

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

irazu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

410

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Scotinomys teguina stenopygius

Buchanan & T. R. Howell, 1967

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stenopygius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19234

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19234

Authority page

414

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina subnubilis

R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2014

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subnubilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Scotinomys teguina teguina

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teguina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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