Oxymycterus paramensis

O. Thomas, 1902

Paramo 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

Thomas, O. 1902-02-01. On mammals from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the region north of that place. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(50):125-143.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331418

Original name as described

Oxymycterus paramensis

Other common names

Yungas Hocicudo · Páramo Hocicudo · Huacucho

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.90

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f96988a-1656-4907-b080-0c9eacd76770

Type locality

"Choquecamate [= Choquecamata, Cochabamba], 4000 m," Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. nigrifrons; includes akodontius

Taxonomy notes citation

de Oliveira, J.A., & Gonçalves, P.R. 2015. Genus Oxymycterus Waterhouse, 1837. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. . Mammals of South America, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · Agnolin, F. L., Derguy, M. R., Godoy, I. N., & Chimento, N. R. (2019). Mamíferos argentinos: descripción de nuevas especies delas colecciones de Elio Massoia y Julio R. Contreras (Rodentia,Chiroptera, Carnivora). Historia Natural, 9, 107-181. · Teta, P., D'Elía, G., Jayat, J. P., Gonçalves, P. R., Simões, G., do Prado, R., ... & Schiaffini, M. I. (2020). On the distinction and availability of the new taxa proposed by Agnolin et al. 2019. Mastozoología Neotropical, en prensa, Mendoza, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002465

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 paramensis

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paramensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.90

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f96988a-1656-4907-b080-0c9eacd76770

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331418

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/115590985/123797242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oxymycterus akodontius

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

akodontius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.11.1.72

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0799edc3-19ea-48b1-8f84-9485f6a6fd3f

Authority page

615

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196798

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oxymycterus paramensis jacentior

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jacentior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.2.1.49

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a19893b7-1da4-4640-a1db-9de93403c272

Authority page

580

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oxymycterus paramensis paramensis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paramensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Oxymycterus akodontinus

Mares, R. A. Ojeda, J. K. Braun, & Barquez, 1997

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

akodontinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Albuquerque

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