Scapteromys aquaticus

O. Thomas, 1920

Argentinean Swamp 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 : Scapteromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-06-01. New species of Reithrodon, Abrocoma, and Scapteromys from Argentina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)5(30):473-478.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637246

Original name as described

Scapteromys aquaticus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1917.6.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b68a9797-d349-47ae-a015-7d72781f6867

Type locality

Isla Ella, Delta del Paraná, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Uruguay · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002470

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.

Scapteromys aquaticus

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.6.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b68a9797-d349-47ae-a015-7d72781f6867

Authority page

477

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637246

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136549/115209794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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