Hodomys alleni

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Allen's Woodrat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1892-09-29. Descriptions of nine new mammals collected by E. W. Nelson in the states of Colima and Jalisco, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:164-174.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259770

Original name as described

Neotoma alleni

Type material

USNM:MAMM:32709 (= USNM:MAMM:A44632)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8b12d2d-e66d-44e4-a75c-bd61d6c25bae

Type locality

Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002223

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.

Hodomys vetulus elatturus

Osgood, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elatturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:47442

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=9411ab5c-be31-4d64-a063-7bfa2fd0c90a

Authority page

475

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772962

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma alleni

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:32709 (= USNM:MAMM:A44632)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8b12d2d-e66d-44e4-a75c-bd61d6c25bae

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259770

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Hodomys vetulus

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vetulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:53656

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd7fbe46-4a69-48e5-8fcd-1aa7be6cc93c

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867556

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Hodomys alleni guerrerensis

E. A. Goldman, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guerrerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:70574

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33899db77-bf15-4b63-a4a1-94bf550b758a

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39691279

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Hodomys alleni

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10211/22379623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hodomys alleni alleni

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Hodomys alleni elattura

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elattura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Hodomys alleni vetula

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vetula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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