Neotoma stephensi

E. A. Goldman, 1905

Stephens's 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

Goldman, E.A. 1905-02-02. Twelve new wood rats of the genus Neotoma. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 18:27-33.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265500

Original name as described

Neotoma stephensi

Type material

USNM:MAMM:117466

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b43d56b8-7848-4c26-8721-ae48d149c1f0

Type locality

Hualapai Mountains, 6300 ft (= 1920 m), Mohave County, Arizona, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,NM,UT?)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002248

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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 stephensi

E. A. Goldman, 1905

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:117466

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b43d56b8-7848-4c26-8721-ae48d149c1f0

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265500

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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 (2017:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42651/115199398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotoma stephensi relicta

E. A. Goldman, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

relicta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:67780

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b3440999-2d02-4be0-bf10-5748a56be662

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

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 stephensi stephensi

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stephensi

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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