Reithrodontomys mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Mexican 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

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264287

Original name as described

Reithrodon mexicanus

Type material

MHNG 510.100

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"les montagnes [= mountains] de la province de Véra-Cruz," Mexico. Fixed by E. T. Hooper in 1952 "at Mirador, Veracuz," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Colombia · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. cherrii and R. garichensis and appears to still represent a species complex

Taxonomy notes citation

Gardner, A.L., Carleton, M.D. 2009. Chapter 5. A new species of Reithrodontomys, subgenus Aporodon (Cricetidae: Neotominae), from the Highlands of Costa Rica, with comments on Costa Rican and Panamanian Reithrodontomys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331(1): 157-182. · Martínez-Borrego, D., Arellano, E., Cruz, D. D., González-Cózatl, F. X., Nava-García, E., & Rogers, D. S. (2022). Morphological and ecological data confirm Reithrodontomys cherrii as a distinct species from Reithrodontomys mexicanus. Therya, 13(1), 115-128. · Martínez‐Borrego, D., Arellano, E., González‐Cózatl, F. X., Ospina‐Garcés, S. M., & Rogers, D. S. (2023). Species delimitation and integrative taxonomy of the Reithrodontomys mexicanus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) cryptic complex. Ecology and Evolution, 13(8), e10355.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002360

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.

Mus Tazamaca

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tazamaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680057

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Reithrodon mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 510.100

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264287

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Reithrodon mexicana

(Tomes, 1862)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672820

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Tomes (1862:284, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)

Ochetodon mexicanus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus

J. A. Allen, 1895

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894269

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1895:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15950)
  2. Allen (1896:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15951)
  3. Howell (1914:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  4. Goldman (1920:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  5. Goodwin (1946:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  6. Hooper (1952:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  7. Burt & Stirton (1961:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Musser & Carleton (1993:741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  12. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  13. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19411/115151358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Reithrodontomys Söderströmi

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soderstromi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.1.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0640482f-9eb3-44bf-8a1e-c5e3d0540e39

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365674

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Reithrodontomys goldmani

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:93096

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3756e07ae-c4dc-4a97-bd46-81b8e5c3652a

Authority page

552

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873484

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys costaricensis jalapae

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jalapae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108538

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/352e1fe50-7e88-4125-8582-e62c03860dd3

Authority page

552

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873484

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys milleri

J. A. Allen, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32596

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32596

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898907

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rheitrodontomys söderströmi

Lönnberg, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soderstromi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426233

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Lönnberg (1913:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus goldmani

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803475

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1914:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus mexicanus

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803473

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Hooper (1952:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus lucifrons

A. H. Howell, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lucifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:257086

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa0ddc80-56f9-4774-aa4f-5e6addfc6e68

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459377

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus minusculus

A. H. Howell, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minusculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:257087

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dec8204e-e166-4a97-bcbf-42715dc3bb0f

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459377

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys mexicanus howelli

G. G. Goodwin, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

howelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-70500

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-70500

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus ocotepequensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ocotepequensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-124860

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-124860

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus eremicus

Hershkovitz, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

eremicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 77250

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus orinus

Hooper, 1949

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:98459

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:98459

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878881

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus scansor

Hooper, 1950

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scansor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 96816

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39704190

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus milleri

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus söderströmi

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soderstromi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

Hooper (1952:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)

Reithrodontomys mexicanus riparius

Hooper, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

riparius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 98658

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

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)

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