Neotoma cinerea

(G. Ord, 1815)

Bushy-tailed 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 : Teonoma

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ord, G. 1815. Zoology. Pp. 290–361 in Guthrie, W. (eds.). A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. In two volumes. Vol. II. Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 603 pp.

Original name as described

Mus cinereus

Other common names

Packrat

Type locality

near Great Falls, Casade County, Montana, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK, CA,WY,NV,UT,NE,AZ,CO,ID,MT,NM,WA,SD,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002230

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.

Neotoma rupicola

J. A. Allen, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rupicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6717, AMNH MS-8390

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6717 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8390

Authority page

323

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893495

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neotoma grangeri

J. A. Allen, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

grangeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6718, AMNH MS-8391

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8391

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893496

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Neotoma cinnamomea

J. A. Allen, 1895

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamomea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9387, AMNH MS-11092

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9387 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11092

Authority page

331

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894479

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Teonoma cinerea acraia

(D. G. Elliot, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

acraia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12850

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=cc9129fe-7dd3-46ba-b62e-7ce7682b9543

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Neotoma cinerea columbiana

D. G. Elliot, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

columbiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:4910

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a08e601f-6103-43a4-b80c-d8b0dd46e047

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652419

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma fuscus apicalis

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:9236

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=a8eed583-aab7-41b2-a126-6aacd2b51361

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638252

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma cinerea alticola

Hooper, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:11152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:11152

Authority page

409

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea pulla

Hooper, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pulla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:57077

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:57077

Authority page

411

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Teonoma spelaea

(Sinclair, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:5362

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V5362&one=T

Authority page

148

Authority publication

University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology

Neotoma cinerea macrodon

Kelson, 1949

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:4725

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:4725

Authority page

417

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39703731

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 (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma arizonae

C. H. Merriam, 1893

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186482

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac29ab5d-0f02-44dd-8c8e-ae5eb921b168

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10256447

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Neotoma cinerea lucida

E. A. Goldman, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lucida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:208968

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3299b5314-5638-4e5a-9765-c3be10c3a6c4

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334949

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 (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma occidentalis fusca

F. W. True, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:3370

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b0bdbcb-2971-4b8b-b6a8-2cd2f828d8c6

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 orolestes

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orolestes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:35906 (= USNM:MAMM:A48215)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34433204f-82fb-4401-ba37-cf99e57769ea

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328801

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neotoma occidentalis

S. F. Baird, 1855

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:572

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9866589-1ea5-472e-9525-366dd39b2660

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694449

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Neotoma saxamans

Osgood, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saxamans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98923

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e7ee2902-badc-4378-90c5-4ce494fa8519

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800090

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Neotoma Drummondii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Neotoma cinerea

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Bailey (1936:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Orr (1949:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42673/115200351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotoma cinerea fusca

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806084

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea occidentalis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806080

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea acraea

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

acraea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea arizonae

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea cinerea

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea cinnamomea

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamomea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea drummondii

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea orolestes

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orolestes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma cinerea rupicola

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rupicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus cinereus

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

292

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Myoxus drummondii

(J. Richardson, 1828)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339594

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

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

Neotoma cinerea drummondi

C. H. Merriam, 1892

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259652

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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