Cerradomys scotti

(Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)

Lindbergh'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 : 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/57301620

Original name as described

Oryzomys scotti

Other common names

Lindbergh's Oryzomys · Lindbergh's Cerradomys

Type material

MN 44176

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Morro dos Cabeludos (= Morro de Cabeludo), Goiás, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described andersoni; moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Cerradomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Brooks, D.M., Baker, R.J., Vargas M., R.J., Tarifa, T., Aranibar, H. and Rojas, J.M. (2004). A new species of Oryzomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from an isolated pocket of cerrado in eastern Bolivia. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, 241, 1-11. · Weksler, M., Percequillo, A. R., & Voss, R. S. (2006). Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates, 2006(3537), 1-29. · Percequillo, A. R., Hingst-Zaher, E., & Bonvicino, C. R. (2008). Systematic review of genus Cerradomys Weksler, Percequillo and Voss, 2006 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with description of two new species from eastern Brazil. American Museum Novitates, 3622, 1-46.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002526

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 andersoni

(Brooks & R. J. Baker in Brooks, R. J. Baker, Vargas M., Tarifa, Aranibar, & J. M. Rojas, 2004)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CBF 6151

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57666347

Authority publication

Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University

Oryzomys scotti

(Langguth & Bonvicino, 2002)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scotti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 44176

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57301620

Authority publication

Arquivos do Museu Nacional

Name usages

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

Cerradomys scotti

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scotti

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 #136368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/114955348/22338712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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