Neotoma chrysomelas

J. A. Allen, 1908

Nicaraguan 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

Allen, J.A. 1908-10-13. Mammals from Nicaragua. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(34):647-670.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046490

Original name as described

Neotoma chrysomelas

Type material

AMNH M-28372

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28372

Type locality

"Matagalpa, [Matagalpa], Nicaragua."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002229

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 chrysomelas

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chrysomelas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28372

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28372

Authority page

653

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046490

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14585/22371475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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