Necromys lenguarum

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Paraguayan Akodont

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1898-09-01. Descriptions of new mammals from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)2(9):265-275.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336060

Original name as described

Akodon lenguarum

Other common names

Paraguayan Bolo Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/153b2f0c-50c5-416e-8d63-9dba0ebdf79b

Type locality

Waikthlatingwaialwa, an old Chacoan mission, Nothern Chaco, Presedente Hayes, Paraguay (c.23°25′S and 58°10′W).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · Peru

Taxonomy notes

split from N. lasiurus

Taxonomy notes citation

Bezerra, A. M. R., Castiglia, R., Pereira, L. G., Moreira, J. C., & Bonvicino, C. R. (2020). Molecular systematics of the genus Necromys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) reveals two cryptic and syntopic species in western Cerrado of Brazil. Zoologischer Anzeiger.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002448

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.

Akodon lenguarum

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenguarum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/153b2f0c-50c5-416e-8d63-9dba0ebdf79b

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336060

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Zygodontomys tapirapoanus

(J. A. Allen, 1916)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapirapoanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-37518

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-37518

Authority page

528

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Zygodontomys [?lasiurus] lenguarum

(Hershkovitz, 1962)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenguarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745071

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1962:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)

Zygodontomys [?lasiurus] tapirapoanus

(Hershkovitz, 1962)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapirapoanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745072

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1962:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)

Cabreramys lenguarum

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenguarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Akodon tapirapoanus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapirapoanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Bolomys lenguarum

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenguarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Anderson (1997:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Bolomys lenguarum tapirapoanus

(S. Anderson, 1997)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapirapoanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Necromys lenguarum

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenguarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136481/115208548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

tapiropoanus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapiropoanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1130

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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