Abrothrix lanosa

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Woolly Soft-haired Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Abrotrichini
Genus : Abrothrix
Subgenus : Abrothrix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-08-01. Descriptions of four new South-American mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(116):218-221.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19213673

Original name as described

Oxymycterus lanosus

Other common names

Woolly Akodont · Woolly Grass Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1880.7.28.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4668569a-6e6a-4581-97e0-e67c84bfa2f9

Type locality

"Monteith Bay, Straits of Magellan." Clarified by M. Feijoo and colleagues in 2010 as Seno Monteith, Anafur, Madre de Dios Archipelago, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

spelled 'lanosa' to match generic gender

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of south america, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002375

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.

Oxymycterus lanosus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lanosa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.7.28.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4668569a-6e6a-4581-97e0-e67c84bfa2f9

Authority page

218

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19213673

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Microxus lanosus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Akodon lanosus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Abrothrix lanosus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lanosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/740/22337685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Abrothrix lanosa

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lanosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

511

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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