Neotomodon alstoni

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Volcano 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 : Neotomodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. A new genus (Neotomodon) and three new species of murine rodents from the mountains of southern Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:127-129.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263638

Original name as described

Neotomodon alstoni

Other common names

Mexican Volcano Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:50534

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/385729b7b-1025-416d-a0d6-1615d4dc784a

Type locality

Nahuatzin, 8500 ft (= 2591 m), Michoacán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002263

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.

Neotomodon alstoni

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:50534

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/385729b7b-1025-416d-a0d6-1615d4dc784a

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263638

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, 432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14600/22345400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neotomodon orizabae

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orizabae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:53486

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31d407d47-3f1b-40f2-acfa-e0361e66292f

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263639

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neotomodon perotensis

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

perotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:54398

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/301574b4e-77bb-43b9-a041-3e6232986f63

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263639

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neotomodon alstoni alstoni

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

368

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Neotomodon alstoni perotensis

W. B. Davis, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

perotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

398

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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