Hylaeamys oniscus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Sowbug 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 : Hylaeamys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1904-02-01. Two new mammals from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(74):142-144.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18618879

Original name as described

Oryzomys oniscus

Other common names

Northern Atlantic Forest Hylaeamys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.10.1.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6126c779-478a-4446-9e9f-d5320ebfaca2

Type locality

São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

split from H. seuanezi (previously known under the name laticeps); moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Hylaeamys

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.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002556

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 oniscus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oniscus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.10.1.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6126c779-478a-4446-9e9f-d5320ebfaca2

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18618879

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hylaeamys oniscus

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oniscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816732

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15608/22327982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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