Nectomys rattus

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

South American 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

Pelzeln, A. von. 1883. Brasilische Säugethiere. Resultate von Johann Natterer's Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 33(Suppl.):1-140.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423301

Original name as described

Hesperomys Rattus

Other common names

Amazonian Nectomys · Common Water Rat

Type material

NMW 471

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Marabitanas," right bank of the upper Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Peru · Paraguay

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002594

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.

Hesperomys Rattus

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rattus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW 471

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423301

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Nectomys squamipes mattensis

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mattensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.71

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2645af33-d88b-4310-a796-f82758e44e4f

Authority page

238

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610311

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys squamipes melanius

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.8.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/776b11b2-1165-4866-9f7d-54c08e4ebf4b

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628946

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Husson (1978:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys squamipes pollens

Hollister, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pollens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121399

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec76cffb-31c2-4f6e-9ab2-d16237c5cba8

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55445035

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys squamipes rattus

Tate, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rattus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

197

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1939:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)

Nectomys squamipes amazonicus

Hershkovitz, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:30820

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:30820

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Nectomys squamipes tarrensis

Hershkovitz, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tarrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:279741

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/351130c31-29e4-476f-9368-05d01f16516e

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15694894

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Nectomys parvipes

F. Petter, 1979

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

parvipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1979-345

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

507

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:428, 429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nectomys melanius

Voss, D. P. Lunde, & Simmons, 2001

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)

Nectomys rattus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rattus

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 (2017:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14474/115122209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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