Neomicroxus latebricola

(H. E. Anthony, 1924)

Ecuadorean Grass Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Anthony, H.E. 1924-10-20. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 6. American Museum Novitates 139:1-9.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170242

Original name as described

Microxus latebricola

Other common names

Ecuadorean Akodont

Type material

AMNH M-67506

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-67506

Type locality

"Hacienda San Francisco, east of Ambato, on Rio Cusutagua, elevation about 8000 feet [= 2438 m], Ecuador."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

moved from Akodon to the recently described Neomicroxus

Taxonomy notes citation

Alvarado-Serrano, D.F., D'Elia, G. 2013. A new genus for the Andean mice Akodon latebricola and A. bogotensis (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy 94(5): 995-1015. · Pardiñas, U. F. J., Curay, J., Brito, J., & Cañón, C. (2021). A unique cricetid experiment in the northern high-Andean Páramos deserves tribal recognition. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(1), 155-172.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002514

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.

Microxus latebricola

(H. E. Anthony, 1924)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

latebricola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-67506

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-67506

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Akodon latebricola

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

latebricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

690

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Neomicroxus latebricola

Alvarado-Serrano & D'Elía, 2013

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

latebricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1008

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Alvarado-Serrano & D'Elía (2013:1008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17327)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/741/22382354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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