Casiomys guerrerensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1915)

Guerrero 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 : Casiomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Goldman, E.A. 1915-06-29. Five new rice rats of the genus Oryzomys from Middle America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 28:127-130.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338623

Original name as described

Oryzomys guerrerensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:127517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f46111bc-a9fb-47bf-95c2-bd58dab60c2a

Type locality

Omilteme, 8000 ft (= 2438 m), Guerrero, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

split from C. chapmani; moved from Oryzomys to Handleyomys for some time, then moved to the recently described Casiomys

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. · Almendra, A. L., Rogers, D. S., & González-Cózatl, F. X. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics of the Handleyomys chapmani complex in Mesoamerica. Journal of Mammalogy, 95(1), 26-40. · Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002541

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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 guerrerensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1915)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guerrerensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:127517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f46111bc-a9fb-47bf-95c2-bd58dab60c2a

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338623

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803876) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Handleyomys guerrerensis

(D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guerrerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Casiomys guerrerensis

Voss, 2024

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guerrerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Voss (2024:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68287)

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