Eremoryzomys polius

(Osgood, 1913)

Gray 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 : Eremoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Osgood, W.H. 1913. New Peruvian mammals. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(9):93-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465002

Original name as described

Oryzomys polius

Other common names

Gray Eremoryzomys

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:19765

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=7ff12350-e442-4400-ba8f-96d9cbc9e36b

Type locality

"Tambo Carrizal, mountains east of Balsas [Chachapoyas, Amazonas], Peru. Alititude about 5000 ft [= 1524 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

moved from Oryzomys to the recently errected Eremoryzomys

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002531

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 polius

(Osgood, 1913)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19765

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=7ff12350-e442-4400-ba8f-96d9cbc9e36b

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465002

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:24) (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) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eremoryzomys polius

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816736

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15609/22338308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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