Nelsonia goldmani

C. H. Merriam, 1903

Goldman's Diminutive 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 : Nelsonia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1903-05-29. Four new mammals, including a new genus (Teanopus), from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 16:79-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345266

Original name as described

Nelsonia goldmani

Other common names

Nelson and Goldman's Woodrat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:125818

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301792435-c66e-4f3b-bfc0-e5afe6425da7

Type locality

Mt. Tancítaro, Michoacán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002224

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.

Nelsonia neotomodon cliftoni

Genoways & J. K. Jones, 1968

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cliftoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:109437

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=94748d43-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34605638

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Nelsonia goldmani

C. H. Merriam, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125818

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301792435-c66e-4f3b-bfc0-e5afe6425da7

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345266

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14486/22338391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nelsonia goldmani cliftoni

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cliftoni

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)

Nelsonia goldmani goldmani

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

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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