Mindomys hammondi

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Hammond's 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 : Mindomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1913-12-01. New mammals from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12(72):567-574.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100057

Original name as described

Nectomys hammondi

Other common names

Hammond's Mindomys · Hammond's Oryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.24.58

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a118e8e1-9cf5-4afa-8f39-de6b5a539dcd

Type locality

"Mindo, N.W. of Quito, Ecuador. Alt. 4213 ft [= 1284 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Mindomys

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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002575

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.

Nectomys hammondi

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hammondi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.24.58

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a118e8e1-9cf5-4afa-8f39-de6b5a539dcd

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100057

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oryzomys hammondi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hammondi

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 (1982:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mindomys hammondi

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hammondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816730

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15597/22330151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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