Oxymycterus caparaoe

Hershkovitz, 1998

Mount Caparao Hocicudo

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hershkovitz, P. 1998. Report on some sigmodontine rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 47(3-4):193-256.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44630257

Original name as described

Oxymycterus caparaoe

Type material

MN 31997

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Arrozal, 2400 m, Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

commonly misspelt as 'caparoae', but the names original and correct spelling is 'caparaoe'

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002454

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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 caparaoe

Hershkovitz, 1998

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caparaoe

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 31997

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44630257

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Oxymycterus caparaonense

F. G. Hoffmann, E. P. Lessa, & M. F. Smith, 2002

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caparaonense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Oxymycterus caparoae

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caparoae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1157

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005:1157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136725/22378789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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