Aegialomys xanthaeolus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Yellowish 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

Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Oryzomys xanthæolus

Other common names

Yellowish Aegialomys · Yellowish Oryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a5e216b-acf1-49fe-b4de-068d8486a09e

Type locality

"Tumbez [= Tumbes], N. Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. baroni and A. ica; 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002518

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.

Oryzomys xanthæolus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthaeolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a5e216b-acf1-49fe-b4de-068d8486a09e

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. Gyldenstolpe (1932:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys xanthaeolus xanthaeolus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthaeolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Aegialomys xanthaeolus

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthaeolus

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 #15616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15616/115128724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys xantholaeus

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xantholaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435071

Authority publication

Berlin

Oryzomys xantheolus

(Cabrera, 1961)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xantheolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

396

Authority publication

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Institutio Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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