Megadontomys thomasi

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Thomas's 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

Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. Descriptions of twenty new species and a new subgenus of Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:115-125.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849990

Original name as described

Peromyscus (Megadontomys) thomasi

Other common names

Thomas's Deermouse · Thomas's Giant Deer Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:70142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e28006c9-d6c7-4952-8a57-2695a7a01093

Type locality

mountains near Chilpancingo, 9700 ft (= 2957 m), Guerrero, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002262

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.

Peromyscus (Megadontomys) thomasi

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:70142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e28006c9-d6c7-4952-8a57-2695a7a01093

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849990

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:219, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Megadontomys thomasi

Bangs, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199040

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12942/22353461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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