Casiomys 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 | : Casiomys |
Species status
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/8873157Original 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-6ba91f27445fType locality
Calel, 10,000 ft (= 3048 m), Totonicapan, Guatemala.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala
Taxonomy notes
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. · 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
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