Onychomys leucogaster

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1841)

Northern Grasshopper Mouse

Close-up view of anterior part of body
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Location:USA, TXDate taken:Jan 1, 1968Description:Close-up view of anterior part of body

Distribution :

S Alberta, S Saskatchewan, and SW Manitoba, Canada, south through much of Great Plains and Great Basin region of USA, to NC Sonora and N Tamaulipas, México

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 253

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wied-Neuwied, M. zu. 1841. Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834. Zweiter Band. J. Hoelscher, Koblenz, 687 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48172877

Original name as described

Hypudaeus leucogaster

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Mandan village near Fort Clark, Oliver County, North Dakota, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NV, OR, UT, OK, KS, CO, SD, ID, IA, CA, WY, MN, NM, MT, WA, TX, AZ, NE, ND)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002265

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.

Total: 32 names and synonyms.

Hypudaeus leucogaster

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1841)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucogaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48172877

Authority publication

Koblenz

Name usages

Wied-Neuwied (1841:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48172877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68909)
Schinz (1845:246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37529)

Mus Missouriensis

(Audubon & Bachman, 1851)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

missouriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53475685

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

Hesperomys leucogaster

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1862)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160478

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wied-Neuwied (1862:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68471)
True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Mus missuriensis

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1862)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

missuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14518911

Authority publication

Berlin

Onychomys leucogaster

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Allen (1896:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
Trouessart (1897:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Bailey (1905:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
Benson (1935:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
Bailey (1936:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
Anderson (1947:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62435250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72301)
Anderson (1972:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Lundelius (1984:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31294)
Corbet & Hill (1991:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15338/115127288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arvicola leucogaster

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476795

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Onychomys leucogaster var. pallidus

Herrick, 1885

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

183

Authority publication

Survey of Minnesota

Name usages

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

Onychomys longipes

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

longipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186478

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3199c6e22-4b03-4c3f-93b0-e92589d7842b

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799494

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:511, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Bailey (1905:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Onychomys leucogaster melanophrys

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanophrys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186477

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0e84eea-05a1-4c9d-88c5-d0a16cf37cc5

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799495

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Hall (1981:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Onychomys fuliginosus

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17997 (= USNM:MAMM:A24908)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35adaf8c8-9ad4-46fb-83c8-b3fb54fe58bf

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799632

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1890:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)
Trouessart (1897:512, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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