Lundomys molitor

(Winge, 1888)

Lund's Water 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 : Lundomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Winge, H. 1888. Jordfundne og nulevende Gnavere (Rodentia) fra Lagoa Santa, Minas Geraes, Brasilian. Med Udsigt over Gnavernes indbyrdes Slægtskab. E Museo Lundii 1(3):1-200.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663890

Original name as described

Hesperomys molitor

Other common names

Greater Marsh Rat · Lund's Amphibious Rat

Type material

ZMUC (unnumbered)

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

cave chamber (Lapa da Escrivânia Nr. 5) near Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Uruguay

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002561

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 magnus

(Hershkovitz, 1955)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

magnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:29258

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=cdd252b1-71c7-4d65-9b07-981c16c2a959

Authority page

657

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2763546

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hesperomys molitor

(Winge, 1888)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

molitor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC (unnumbered)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663890

Authority publication

E Museo Lundii

Lundomys molitor

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

molitor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10219/115096149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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