Neotoma albigula

Hartley, 1894

White-throated 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 : Neotoma
Subgenus : Neotoma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hartley, F. 1894. Description of a new species of wood-rat from Arizona. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (2)4:157-160.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063630

Original name as described

Neotoma albigula

Type material

CAS:MAM:20811 (= SZC 1336)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159947

Type locality

vicinity of Fort Lowell (near Tucson), Pima County, Arizona, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,CO,UT,NV,NM,AZ)

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. melanura

Taxonomy notes citation

Bradley, R.D., Mauldin, M.R. 2016. Molecular data indicate a cryptic species in Neotoma albigula (Cricetidae: Neotominae) from northwestern Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 97(1):187-199.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002226

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.

Neotoma albigula

Hartley, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigula

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:20811 (= SZC 1336)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=159947

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063630

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14582/115122696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotoma albigula laplataensis

F. W. Miller, 1933

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laplataensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

DMNS:Mamm:721

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/DMNS:Mamm:721

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma desertorum grandis

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:8851

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=933136de-3550-4951-bfbc-8e90a4fa5c4d

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652827

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma albigula brevicauda

Durrant, 1934

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:57347

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:57347

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma varia

Burt, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

varia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19835 (= CIT 50425)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19835

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718649

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neotoma intermedia angusticeps

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

angusticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186485

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe4318bb-5629-4a24-b03b-e2d036131f1f

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328800

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Neotoma albigula seri

C. H. Townsend, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

seri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:198404

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fbc445ab-bc33-48ce-81d1-c93d40bff52d

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898955

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma albigula mearnsi

E. A. Goldman, 1915

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mearnsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:202981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d7b68db-c49c-477b-bc4f-d95d7f3b5a42

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338625

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 (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma albigula sheldoni

E. A. Goldman, 1915

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sheldoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:206812

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b764f2cc-be25-4b01-8342-f1d786170a58

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338582

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 (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma venusta

F. W. True, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:21696 (= USNM:MAMM:A36400)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b6dc64a-2279-46bd-8376-ebe9d4bd99de

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675356

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Neotoma cumulator

Mearns, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cumulator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:60348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/327c0fb5b-2115-45a1-b894-9cea9c30ce8e

Authority page

503

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15838318

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Neotoma albigula albigula

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma albigula venusta

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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