Neusticomys orcesi

(P. D. Jenkins & A. A. Barnett, 1997)

Orces's Andean Water Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jenkins, P.D. and Barnett, A.A. 1997. A new species of water mouse, of the genus Chibchanomys (Rodentia, Muridae, Sigmodontinae) from Ecuador. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology)63(2):123-128.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41008709

Original name as described

Chibchanomys orcesi

Other common names

Las Cajas Ichthyomyine · Las Cajas Water Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1982.816

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/49d11266-1bb0-43cf-9648-863df7bcaba9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5fce8062-2881-427c-a4cf-4d93332215ff

Type locality

Lake Luspa, Las Cajas, Provincia Azuay, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

moved from Chibchanomys to Neusticomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Salazar-Bravo, J., Tinoco, N., Zeballos, H., Brito, J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Marín-C, D., ... & Pardiñas, U. F. (2023). Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches. PeerJ, 11, e14319.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002486

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.

Chibchanomys orcesi

(P. D. Jenkins & A. A. Barnett, 1997)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orcesi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1982.816

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/49d11266-1bb0-43cf-9648-863df7bcaba9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5fce8062-2881-427c-a4cf-4d93332215ff

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41008709

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136775/22387119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neusticomys orcesi

Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, J. Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, T. E. Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García, & Pardiñas, 2023

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orcesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority publication

PeerJ

Name usages

  1. Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García & Pardiñas (2023:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59071)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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