Thalpomys cerradensis

Hershkovitz, 1990

Common Cerrado Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hershkovitz, P. 1990-06-02. The Brazilian rodent genus Thalpomys (Sigmodontinae, Cricetidae) with a description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 24(3):763-783.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939000770531

Original name as described

Thalpomys cerradensis

Other common names

Cerrado Akodont · Cerrado Mouse

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:128329

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=d19ed8eb-3b24-4c29-b802-ed640da4b56d

Type locality

Parque Nacional de Brasília, 1100 m, Distrito Federal, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002473

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.

Thalpomys cerradensis

Hershkovitz, 1990

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cerradensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:128329

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=d19ed8eb-3b24-4c29-b802-ed640da4b56d

Authority page

777

Authority publication

Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21694/22339323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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