Holochilus sciureus

J. A. Wagner, 1842

Cerrado 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

Wagner, J.A. 1842. Beschreibung einiger neuer oder minder bekannter Nager. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):1-33.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697232

Original name as described

Holochilus sciureus

Other common names

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Type material

ZSM (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Rio Francisco [= Rio São Francisco] in Brasilien." Regarded by P. Hershkovitz in 1955 to be in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. venezuelae, H. nanus, and populations now attributed to H. oxe

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. · 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002550

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 sciureus

J. A. Wagner, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sciureus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697232

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10220/115096276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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