Deltamys kempi

O. Thomas, 1917

Kemp's Grass Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1917-07-01. On small mammals from the delta of the Parana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)20(115):95-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611100

Original name as described

Deltamys kempi

Other common names

Delta Mouse · Kemp's Akodont · Kemp's Mouse · Ratón Aterciopelado

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1917.6.1.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/077d8d5e-a4eb-4a13-92ed-ae75265e4ef2

Type locality

"Isla Ella, in the delta of the Rio Parana, at the top of the La Plata Estuary," Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tentatively, U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues located Isla Ella at 34°22'S, 58°38'W, Delta del Paraná, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002438

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.

Deltamys kempi

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kempi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.6.1.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/077d8d5e-a4eb-4a13-92ed-ae75265e4ef2

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611100

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/738/22338967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Deltamys kempi langguthi

E. M. González & Massoia, 1995

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

langguthi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHNU M 1452

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo

Name usages

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

Akodon kempi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kempi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Deltamys kempi langguthi

Massoia, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

langguthi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

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

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