Hylaeamys perenensis

(J. A. Allen, 1901)

Western Amazonian 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

Allen, J.A. 1901-11-20. New South American Muridae and a new Metachirus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 14(24):405-412.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/501

Original name as described

Oryzomys perenensis

Other common names

Western Amazonian Hylaeamys · Western Amazonian Oryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.7.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9087ebb6-8cd6-48ec-82c4-7b060be01370

Type locality

"Perené, Department of Junin, Peru ... ; altitude 800 m." Clarified by L. Stephens and M. A. Traylor in 1983 as Valle Perené, Colonia del Perené; a coffee plantation at junction of ríos Paucartambo and Chanchamayo, 1000 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002557

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 perenensis

(J. A. Allen, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

perenensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.7.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9087ebb6-8cd6-48ec-82c4-7b060be01370

Authority page

406

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys laticeps perenensis

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

perenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Hylaeamys perenensis

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

perenensis

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 (2017:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136529/115209666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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