Andinomys edax

O. Thomas, 1902

Andean Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-06. On two new genera of rodents from the highlands of Bolivia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902-I(1):114-117.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575652

Original name as described

Andinomys edax

Other common names

Andean Rat · Chozchorito

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b6e42d1-beff-4e62-9bc1-d231839954fb

Type locality

"El Cabrado, between Potosi and Sucre [Potosí], Bolivia. Altitude 3700 metres."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Chile · Bolivia · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002476

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.

Andinomys edax

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

edax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b6e42d1-beff-4e62-9bc1-d231839954fb

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31575652

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Ortiz, Jayat, Barbière, Sampietro Vattuone & Peña Monné (2019:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42734)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1271/115055921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Andinomys edax lineicaudatus

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lineicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 26-147

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Andinomys edax edax

J. Yepes, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

edax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority publication

Revista del Instituto de Bacteriología

Name usages

Yepes (1935:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

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