Ichthyomys hydrobates

(Winge, 1891)

Common Crab-eating Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Winge, H. 1891. _Habrothrix hydrobates_ n. sp. en Vandrotte fra Venezuela. Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven 5(3):20-27.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7590358

Original name as described

Habrothrix hydrobates

Other common names

Crab-eating Rat · Silver-bellied Ichthyomyine · Silver-bellied Ichthyomys

Type material

ZMUC 862

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sierra de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002488

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.

Ichthyomys söderströmi

de Winton, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soderstromi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.1.28.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c263b43-35e0-4824-88e8-85450a69362c

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200519

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Ichthyomys nicefori

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicefori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.11.13.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f790233d-2dcf-4103-9755-83471325bcb8

Authority page

165

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Habrothrix hydrobates

(Winge, 1891)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hydrobates

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 862

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7590358

Authority publication

Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven

Ichthyomys hydrobates

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hydrobates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García & Pardiñas (2023:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59071)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10761/22384446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ichthyomys hydrobates hydrobates

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hydrobates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Ichthyomys hydrobates nicefori

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicefori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Ichthyomys hydrobates soederstroemi

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soederstroemi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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