Casiomys rostratus

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Long-nosed 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
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/8873159

Original name as described

Oryzomys rostratus

Other common names

Long-nosed Oryzomys

Type material

USNM:MAMM:93112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363b990e3-25cf-4f53-b086-95afbf251181

Type locality

Metlaltoyuca, Puebla, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002545

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 rostratus megadon

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

megadon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99978

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34536932c-6250-423e-a1a5-65e15f38c43e

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys rostratus

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:93112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363b990e3-25cf-4f53-b086-95afbf251181

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873159

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys yucatanensis

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yucatanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108139

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c9b34450-2024-482e-8a84-c6a818f5ddbc

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys rostratus rostratus

(E. A. Goldman, 1918)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803860

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys rostratus yucatanensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1918)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yucatanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803862

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys rostratus carrorum

(B. Lawrence, 1947)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

carrorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:41280

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:41280

Authority page

101

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

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

Oryzomys rostratus salvadorensis

(Felten, 1958)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvadorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:12972

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1-10

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

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

Handleyomys rostratus

(Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rostratus

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 (2017:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15612/115128466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Casiomys rostratus

Voss, 2024

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Voss (2024:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68287)

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