Megadontomys cryophilus

(Musser, 1964)

Oaxacan Big-toothed Deermouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Peromyscini
Genus : Megadontomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Musser, G.G. 1964. Notes on geographic distribution, habitat, and taxonomy of some Mexican mammals. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 636:1-22.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/57072

Original name as described

Peromyscus thomasi cryophilus

Other common names

Oaxacan Giant Deermouse

Type material

UMMZ 112872

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

south slope Cerro Pelón, 9200 ft (= 2804 m), 13 mi (= 24 km) NE Llano de las Flores, Distrito de Ixtlán, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002260

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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.

Peromyscus thomasi cryophilus

(Musser, 1964)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cryophilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 112872

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Megadontomys cryophilus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cryophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12940/22353517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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