Aegialomys baroni
(J. A. Allen, 1897)
Baron's Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Aegialomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1897-04-26. On a small collection of mammals from Peru, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(8):115-119.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046700Original name as described
Oryzomys baroni
Other common names
Baron's Aegialomys
Type material
AMNH MO-10112, AMNH MS-11820
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Malca, Cajabamba, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru
Taxonomy notes
split from A. xanthaeolus; moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Aegialomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. R., & Voss, R. S. (2006). Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates, 2006(3537), 1-29. · do Prado, J. R., & Percequillo, A. R. (2017). Systematic Studies of the Genus Aegialomys Weksler et al., 2006 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): Geographic Variation, Species Delimitation, and Biogeography. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1-48.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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