Reithrodontomys spectabilis

J. K. Jones & Lawlor, 1965

Cozumel 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

Jones, J.K., Jr. and Lawlor, T.E. 1965. Mammals from Isla Cozumel, Mexico, with description of a new species of harvest mouse. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 16(3):409-419.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4389073

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys spectabilis

Type material

KU:M:92294

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93c62dde-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Type locality

2.5 mi (= 4 km) north of San Miguel, Isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002367

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 spectabilis

J. K. Jones & Lawlor, 1965

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

spectabilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:92294

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93c62dde-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

413

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4389073

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19416/22386261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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