Xenomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1892

Magdalena 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 : Xenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1892-09-29. Description of a new genus and species of murine rodent (_Xenomys nelsoni_) from the state of Colima, western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:159-163.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259763

Original name as described

Xenomys nelsoni

Other common names

Magdalena Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:33281 (= USNM:MAMM:A45286)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ef5192c-f2ff-46cc-a6e1-96c6a296a2a9

Type locality

between [cities of] Ciudad Colima and Manzanillo, Hacienda Magdalena, Colima, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002249

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.

Xenomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1892

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33281 (= USNM:MAMM:A45286)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ef5192c-f2ff-46cc-a6e1-96c6a296a2a9

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259763

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:476) (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 #400000492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23115/22359234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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