Holochilus brasiliensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Brazilian Marsh 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 : Holochilus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1819. RAT, Mus. Pp. 40–79 in Société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXIX. Deterville, Paris, 576 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430619

Original name as described

Mus brasiliensis

Other common names

Web-footed Marsh Rat

Type material

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Brésil." Restricted by P. Hershkovitz in 1955 to "Lagôa Santa [= Lagoa Santa], Minas Geraes [= Gerais], " Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. vulpinus

Taxonomy notes citation

D'Elía, G., Hanson, J.D., Mauldin, M.R., Teta, P. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2015. Molecular systematics of South American marsh rats of the genus Holochilus (Muroidea, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy 96(5):1081-1094. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv115 · Gonçalves, P.R., Teta, P. and Bonvicino, C.R. 2015. Genus Holochilus Brandt, 1835. Pp. 325–335 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1290 pp. a#25324 · Prado, J.R., Knowles, L.L. and Percequillo, A.R. 2021. A new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy 102(6):1564-1582. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyab104 · Prado, J.R.D., Knowles, L.L. and Percequillo, A.R. 2021. New species boundaries and the diversification history of marsh rat taxa clarify historical connections among ecologically and geographically distinct wetlands of South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 155:106992. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106992 · Torres, J., Martínez, J.J., Candela, A.M. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2025. A craniomandibular appraisal of size and shape variation in the genus Holochilus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) by means of geometric morphometrics. Journal of Mammalogy 106(6):1465-1480. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaf076

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002547

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.

Mus brasiliensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430619

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1819:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60387)
  2. Lesson (1827:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Fischer (1829:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Lesson (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus Braziliensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

braziliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.155

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/34cb528b-2818-443a-930a-4e6cbcc47246

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299796

Authority publication

London

Hesperomys brasiliensis

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

540

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548731

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:540, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Holochilus Brasiliensis

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  3. Trouessart (1897:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  4. Trouessart (1904:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Saunders (1975:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7798166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72477)
  6. Husson (1978:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Genoways, Williams & Groen (1981:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52335081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26122)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:419, 420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Musser & Carleton (1993:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  12. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  13. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10217/115095907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Holochilus Darwini

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

darwini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.155

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/34cb528b-2818-443a-930a-4e6cbcc47246

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267984

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1897:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19905)
  2. Trouessart (1897:521, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Lahille (1899:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  4. Trouessart (1904:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Thomas (1910:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10053)
  6. Gyldenstolpe (1932:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  7. Yepes (1935:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Holochilus chrysogaster

Cabrera, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13695845

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Holochilus wagneri

Moojen, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

wagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Rio de Janeiro

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