Reithrodontomys tenuirostris

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Narrow-nosed 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

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/8873479

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys tenuirostris

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76919

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9a1dbc2-cb53-4547-bde8-5e99188d9d10

Type locality

"Todos Santos, Guatemala (altitude 10,000 ft. [= 3048 m])."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002369

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 tenuirostris

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tenuirostris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76919

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9a1dbc2-cb53-4547-bde8-5e99188d9d10

Authority page

547

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873479

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Hooper (1952:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19418/22385808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Reithrodontomys tenuirostris aureus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aureus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc4dc220-73d3-4106-90f8-30cbdbd8269d

Authority page

548

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873480

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys tenuirostris tenuirostris

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tenuirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803481

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1914:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)

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