Neotoma phenax

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Sonoran 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 : Teanopus

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/2345265

Original name as described

Teanopus phenax

Type material

USNM:MAMM:95841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/318f655f7-7931-4203-a544-d7c9b52d277a

Type locality

Camoa, Río Mayo, Sonora, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002246

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.

Teanopus phenax

(C. H. Merriam, 1903)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phenax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:95841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/318f655f7-7931-4203-a544-d7c9b52d277a

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345265

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Neotoma phenax

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phenax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority publication

London

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)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14594/22370414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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