Lenoxus apicalis

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Andean Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1900-11-16. On mammals collected in southeastern Peru, by Mr. H.H. Keays, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(18):219-227.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/557

Original name as described

Oxymycterus apicalis

Other common names

White-tailed Akodont

Type material

AMNH M-16064

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16064

Type locality

"Juliaca, Peru, altitude 6000 feet [= 1830 m]." Corrected by J. A. Allen in 1901 to "Inca Mines [= Santo Domingo Mine], about 200 miles [= 322 km] northeast of Juliaca, on the east side of the Andes on the Inambary River [= Río Inambari]," Puno, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002444

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 apicalis

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16064

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16064

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Lenoxus apicalis boliviae

Sanborn, 1950

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

boliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-72623

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-72623

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado"

Name usages

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

Lenoxus apicalis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11500/22359324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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