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
Authority citation
Desmarest, A.G. 1819. RAT, Mus. Pp. 40–79 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXIX. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 576 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430619Original 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 · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
the name vulpinus has been recognized as a distinct species (under two distinct concepts, one leading to a monophyletic relationship with brasiliensis [D'Elía et al., 2015], and the other leading to a paraphyletic relationship [Gonçalves et al., 2015]), although recent molecular studies suggest that the two taxa should be treated as a single species pending further molecular sampling from a larger sample size, thus, vulpinus is considered a synonym of H. brasiliensis here
Taxonomy notes citation
D'Elía, G., Hanson, J. D., Mauldin, M. R., Teta, P., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2015). Molecular systematics of South American marsh rats of the genus Holochilus (Muroidea, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae). Journal of Mammalogy, 96(5), 1081-1094. · Gonçalves P.R., Teta P., Bonvicino C.R. 2015. Genus Holochilus Brandt, 1835. In: Patton J.L., Pardiñas U.F.J., D’Elía G., editors. Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. Chicago (IL): University of Chicago Press; p. 325–335. · Prado, J. R., Knowles, L. L., & Percequillo, A. R. (2021). A new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, XX(X), 1-19. · do Prado, J. R., Knowles, L. L., & 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.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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