Reithrodontomys zacatecae

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Zacatecan 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/8873489

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys megalotis zacatecae

Type material

USNM:MAMM:91910

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a6b92ef-436b-4591-94bc-4747bed295d5

Type locality

Sierra de Valparaíso, Zacatecus, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002370

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 megalotis zacatecae

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zacatecae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:91910

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a6b92ef-436b-4591-94bc-4747bed295d5

Authority page

557

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873489

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Hooper (1952:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)

Reithrodontomys megalotis obscurus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:95277

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f69305a-d135-4dd3-82b6-30aafa0b1d66

Authority page

558

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873490

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys zacatecae

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zacatecae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:374) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19419/115151808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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