Holochilus chacarius

O. Thomas, 1906

Chacoan 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

Thomas, O. 1906-12-01. Notes on South-American rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(108):442-448.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366707

Original name as described

Holochilus chacarius

Other common names

Chaco Marsh Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.3.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de4c0c8e-2c85-42fd-9a56-cf9861c5af3a

Type locality

"Chaco 1 league [= 5.6 km] N.W. of Concepcion [Concepción], Paraguay."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Paraguay · Brazil · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002548

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.

Holochilus chacarius

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chacarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.3.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de4c0c8e-2c85-42fd-9a56-cf9861c5af3a

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366707

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10218/115096042) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Holochilus balnearum

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

balnearum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.10.2.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ef8b179f-609e-4f8c-8e30-ba578e12e726

Authority page

447

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366708

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Yepes (1935:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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