Nectomys apicalis

W. C. H. Peters, 1861

Western Amazonian 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 : Nectomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1861. Über einige merkwürdige Nagethiere (_Spalacomys indicus_, _Mus tomentosus_ und _Mus squamipes_) des Königl. zoologischen Museums. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1860:139-156.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29121023

Original name as described

Nectomys apicalis

Other common names

Western Amazonian Nectomys

Type material

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Guayaquil." Corrected by P. Hershkovitz in 1944 as "Tena, Napo-Pastaza Province, Ecuador; altitude, 512 meters."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. saturatus

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002591

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 apicalis

W. C. H. Peters, 1861

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29121023

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1861:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29121023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65821)
  2. Thomas (1897:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19905)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136756/115212191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Holochilus (Nectomys) apicalis

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

451

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826809

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1884:451, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

Nectomys fulvinus

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1886.7.2.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2a8a7203-8817-4f29-9aa0-4fcc4b9b7fc6

Authority page

499

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267987

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1897:499, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19905)
  2. Osgood (1914:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys Garleppii

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

garleppii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc23f752-3e7a-4674-b389-82b0407676ff

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys Garleppi

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

garleppi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331408

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nectomys squamipes montanus

Hershkovitz, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:24128

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5d8facd5-416b-4bbd-9a20-751ba076b3c1

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Nectomys squamipes napensis

Hershkovitz, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

napensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 80178

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Nectomys squamipes vallensis

Hershkovitz, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vallensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:194911

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/358eb8402-8675-41d7-bff2-44dbda5c74d1

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Nectomys squamipes garleppii

Sanborn, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

garleppii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado"

Name usages

  1. Sanborn (1953:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41452)
  2. Anderson (1997:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

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