Nectomys palmipes

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893

Trinidad 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

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897431

Original name as described

Nectomys palmipes

Other common names

Trinidad Nectomys

Type material

AMNH MO-4658, AMNH MS-5928

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5928

Type locality

"Princestown [Princes Town], Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago"

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002593

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 squamipes tatei

Hershkovitz, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tatei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-69899

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-69899

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15694895

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Nectomys palmipes

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palmipes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4658, AMNH MS-5928

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5928

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897431

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14473/115122088) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nectomys palmipes palmipes

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palmipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

448

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nectomys palmipes tatei

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tatei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

448

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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