Reithrodontomys gracilis

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897

Slender Harvest Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Reithrodontomyini
Genus : Reithrodontomys
Subgenus : Aporodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1897-02-23. On mammals from Yucatan, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(1):1-12.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046567

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys mexicanus gracilis

Type material

AMNH M-12018, AMNH MO-10451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12018

Type locality

Chichén-Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002356

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.

Reithrodontomys mexicanus gracilis

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12018, AMNH MO-10451

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12018

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046567

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Reithrodontomys gracilis anthonyi

G. G. Goodwin, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

anthonyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-79093

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-79093

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys pacificus

G. G. Goodwin, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-79331

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-79331

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys gracilis insularis

J. K. Jones, 1964

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:92262

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93c5bf2a-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34605358

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys harrisi

G. G. Goodwin, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

harrisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 65220

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys gracilis

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803479

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Hooper (1952:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:460, 461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19408/115150933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Reithrodontomys gracilis gracilis

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys gracilis harrisi

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

harrisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys gracilis pacificus

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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