Cerradomys maracajuensis

(Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)

Maracaju 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 : Cerradomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Langguth, A.R. and Bonvicino, C.R. 2002. The _Oryzomys subflavus_ species group, with description of two new species (Rodentia, Muridae, Sigmodontinae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional 60(4):285-294.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57301622

Original name as described

Oryzomys maracajuensis

Other common names

Maracaju Oryzomys · Maracaju Cerradomys

Type material

MN 44178

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Fazenda da Mata, Maracaju Municipality, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Cerradomys

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002524

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 maracajuensis

(Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maracajuensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 44178

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57301622

Authority publication

Arquivos do Museu Nacional

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cerradomys maracajuensis

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maracajuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816738

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136276/22338821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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