Aegialomys galapagoensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Galapagos 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1839-09. Part 10. Pp. 49–100 in Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part II. Mammalia. None, London, 97 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299804

Original name as described

Mus Galapagoensis

Other common names

Galapagos Aegialomys · Galapagos Oryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f5b00d8-231a-4797-852a-c319e82f991c

Type locality

San Cristóbal (Chatham) Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Galápagos Islands

Taxonomy notes

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.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002516

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.

Mus Galapagoensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

galapagoensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f5b00d8-231a-4797-852a-c319e82f991c

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299804

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Oryzomys bauri

(J. A. Allen, 1892)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bauri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:145379

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:145379

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys galapagensis

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

galapagensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Aegialomys galapagoensis

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

galapagoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816741

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15595/22336232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys galapagoensis

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

galapagoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

354

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343614

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:354, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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