Megalomys desmarestii

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Martinique Giant 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 : Megalomys

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fischer, J.B. 1829. [Main body of work]. Pp. 1–527 in Fischer, J.B. 1829-1830. Synopsis Mammalium. J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=X31EAQAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Mus desmarestii

Other common names

Desmarest's Pilorie · Martinique Muskrat · Antillean Giant Rice Rat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.21287.a, RMNH.MAM.21287.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21287.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21287.b

Type locality

Martinique, Lesser Antilles, West Indies.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Martinique

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002562

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.

Mus pilorides

(A. G. Desmarest, 1826)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pilorides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN-ZM-2006-187, MNHN-ZM-MO-1979-385

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2006-187 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1979-385

Authority page

483

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309014

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

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

Mus desmarestii

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

desmarestii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.21287.a, RMNH.MAM.21287.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21287.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.21287.b

Authority page

316

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Mus piloris

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

piloris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)

Hesperomys pilorides

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pilorides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Megalomys desmarestii

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

desmarestii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12980/22377057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys piloris

(Forsyth Major, 1901)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

piloris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345071

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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