Thaptomys nigrita

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Blackish Grass 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 : Thaptomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1830. Pls. 17–37. Pp. pl. 17–pl. 37 in Lichtenstein, H. 1834. Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen von fünf und sechzig Arten auf funfzig colorirten Steindrucktafelln nach den Originalen des zoologischen Museums der Universität zu Berlin. C. G. Lüderitz, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374128

Original name as described

Mus nigrita

Other common names

Ebony Akodont

Type material

ZMB 1698

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002475

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.

Mus nigrita

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 1698

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 35 (fig. 1, unnumbered associated page)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374128

Authority publication

Berlin

Thaptomys nigrita

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/750/22333428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thaptomys subterraneus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subterraneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Akodon nigrita

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

396

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mus orycter

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orycter

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13397198

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Mus orycter

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orycter

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603075

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

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

Hesperomys fuliginosus

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776498

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Hesperomys subterraneus

(Hensel, 1872)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subterraneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561819

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Hesperomys subterraneus var. henseli

(Leche, 1886)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

henseli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

697

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9960328

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

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

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