Aegialomys ica
(Osgood, 1944)
Ica 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
Osgood, W.H. 1944-07-12. Nine new South American rodents. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 29(13):191-204.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2780366Original name as described
Oryzomys xanthaeolus ica
Other common names
Ica Aegialomys
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:53157
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
near Ica, Hacienda San Jacinto, Ica, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
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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