Rheomys thomasi

Dickey, 1928

Thomas's 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 : Rheomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dickey, D.R. 1928-02-01. Five new mammals of the rodent genera Sciurus, Orthogeomys, Heteromys, and Rheomys, from El Salvador. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41:7-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645428

Original name as described

Rheomys thomasi

Other common names

Thomas' Ichthyomyine

Type material

UCLA Mammals 10917 (= Dickey collection 10917)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-10917

Type locality

Cerro Cacahuatique (= Cacaguatique), 3500 ft (= 1067 m), Finca San Felipe, San Miguel, El Salvador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002502

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Rheomys thomasi stirtoni

Dickey, 1928

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stirtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 12593 (= Dickey collection 12593)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-12593

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645427

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Voss (1988:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2225)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rheomys thomasi

Dickey, 1928

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 10917 (= Dickey collection 10917)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-10917

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645428

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Burt & Stirton (1961:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Voss (1988:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2225)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García & Pardiñas (2023:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59071)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19486/22354361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rheomys thomasi chiapensis

Hooper, 1947

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chiapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 88320

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Voss (1988:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2225)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rheomys thomasi thomasi

Voss, 1988

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Voss (1988:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2225)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Rheomys thomasi chiapanensis

Álvarez Solórzano, Álvarez-Castañeda, & González-Escamilla, 1997

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chiapanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

67

Authority publication

La Paz (Baja California Sur)

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