Handleyomys rhabdops

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Highland 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

Merriam, C.H. 1901-07-26. Synopsis of the rice rats (genus Oryzomys) of the United States and Mexico. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:273-295.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873157

Original name as described

Oryzomys rhabdops

Other common names

Highland Oryzomys · Striped Rice Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76813

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e9d7ba9-576f-4ff3-8eda-6ba91f27445f

Type locality

Calel, 10,000 ft (= 3048 m), Totonicapan, Guatemala.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

Taxonomy notes

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002544

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 rhabdops

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rhabdops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76813

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35e9d7ba9-576f-4ff3-8eda-6ba91f27445f

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873157

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys angusticeps

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

angusticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76816

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1d23ff5-70a6-46d9-8c37-61e54c2a00de

Authority page

292

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873158

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Handleyomys rhabdops

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rhabdops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816742

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15611/22328169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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