Cerradomys subflavus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Terraced 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

Wagner, J.A. 1842. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Säugthiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):356-362.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697577

Original name as described

Hesperomys subflavus

Other common names

Flavescent Cerradomys · Flavescent Oryzomys · Flavescent Rice Rat

Type material

ZSM 167/249

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Brasilia." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1961 to "Lagoa Santa, estado de Minas Gerais," Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

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/1002527

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 vulpinus

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZMUC 282

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603073

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

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

Mus vulpinoides

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulpinoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMUC 282

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

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

Hesperomys subflavus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subflavus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 167/249

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697577

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Oryzomys subflavus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subflavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:443, 444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cerradomys subflavus

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subflavus

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 (2017:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15614/115128603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus vulpinus

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

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