Reithrodontomys hirsutus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Hairy 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 : Reithrodontomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1901-11-29. Descriptions of 23 new harvest mice (genus Reithrodontomys). Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:547-558.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873485

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys hirsutus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:82200

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb6f78cc-c97b-49fa-a541-876bab615d31

Type locality

"Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico (altitude 5500 ft [= 1676 m], Jalisco, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002357

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 hirsutus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hirsutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:82200

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb6f78cc-c97b-49fa-a541-876bab615d31

Authority page

553

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873485

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Hooper (1952:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19409/22386368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Reithrodontomys levipes

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

levipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:88057

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a82d6735-17ec-4572-acc2-896f4afbf745

Authority page

554

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873486

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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