Euryoryzomys nitidus

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Elegant 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 : Euryoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1884-10. On a collection of Muridœ from central Peru. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(3):447-458.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826810

Original name as described

Hesperomys laticeps, var. nitidus

Other common names

Elegant Euryoryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.41

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/05ac9117-3829-48b1-a9ac-3582bb1cc195

Type locality

"Junin and Amable Maria." Clarified by A. L. Gardner and J. L. Patton in 1976 as "Amable María ... small community in the Tulumayo Valley about 10 kilometers south of San Ramón," Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Euryoryzomys

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/1002536

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.

Hesperomys laticeps, var. nitidus

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.41

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/05ac9117-3829-48b1-a9ac-3582bb1cc195

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826810

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Oryzomys boliviae

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

boliviae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c7123b9-7a6f-4685-b388-b125aac6a0b4

Authority page

536

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980614

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys laticeps nitidus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oryzomys nitidus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

442

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Euryoryzomys nitidus

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816735

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15607/115128347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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