Casiomys saturatior

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Cloud Forest 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/8873156

Original name as described

Oryzomys chapmani saturatior

Other common names

Cloud Forest Oryzomys

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da86c324-e8cb-4d9b-bef5-993a6932c72a

Type locality

Tumbala, 5000 ft (= 1524 m), Chiapas, 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/1002546

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 hylocetes

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hylocetes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77605

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f3d39d5-e01f-4a55-b3ae-92d5f14d2547

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys chapmani saturatior

(C. H. Merriam, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatior

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da86c324-e8cb-4d9b-bef5-993a6932c72a

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873156

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Oryzomys alfaroi saturatior

(E. A. Goldman, 1918)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803873

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys saturatior

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

725

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Handleyomys saturatior

(Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatior

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 #15613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15613/22328431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Casiomys saturatior

Voss, 2024

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatior

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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