Neotoma macrotis

O. Thomas, 1893

Big-eared 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

Thomas, O. 1893-09-01. On two new members of the genus Heteromys and two of Neotoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)12(69):233-235.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344000

Original name as described

Neotoma macrotis

Other common names

Large-eared Woodrat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.2.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1eff5cc8-b5ac-46d4-b7ba-39fe524afbd0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75afcd95-e35a-4e76-b919-63aecab2fc74

Type locality

San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002239

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 macrotis

O. Thomas, 1893

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.2.2.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1eff5cc8-b5ac-46d4-b7ba-39fe524afbd0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75afcd95-e35a-4e76-b919-63aecab2fc74

Authority page

234

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344000

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14597/22370553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotoma fuscipes cnemophila

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cnemophila

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12781

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=cd9312db-4c7a-4340-b84f-365eb0833f98

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2647705

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma fuscipes mohavensis

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mohavensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12792

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=53365dbb-3245-4dde-8740-4c3d4ab1f27d

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652826

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Neotoma fuscipes luciana

Hooper, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luciana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:29321

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:29321

Authority page

229

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Neotoma fuscipes martirensis

Orr, 1934

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

martirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:35850

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:35850

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34575360

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Neotoma fuscipes dispar

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dispar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:25391 (= USNM:MAMM:A32804)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b9bd4a90-d6e8-4f3f-b7f0-a73b38b76f4f

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328797

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Neotoma macrotis simplex

F. W. True, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

simplex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:3651 (= USNM:MAMM:A3597)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b723e37-d560-488d-9743-78a4d712d7a8

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma fuscipes streatori

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:64439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c9c8b383-4f79-4792-99a2-7d8fac3d7e2d

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328797

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Neotoma macrotis luciana

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luciana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma macrotis macrotis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma macrotis martirensis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

martirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotoma macrotis streatori

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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