Handleyomys chapmani
(O. Thomas, 1898)
Chapman'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 | : Handleyomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1898-02-01. On indigenous Muridae in the West Indies; with the description of a new Mexican Oryzomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(2):176-180.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365382Original name as described
Oryzomys Chapmani
Other common names
Chapman's Oryzomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.9.9.30
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0efc4417-2a83-48b4-918c-5ece8b607656Type locality
Jalapa, 4400 ft (= 1341 m), Veracruz, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
previously included H. guerrerensis; moved from Oryzomys to Handleyomys
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
Vulnerable
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