Nephelomys albigularis

(Tomes, 1860)

White-throated 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 : Nephelomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tomes, R.F. 1860-08. Notes on a third collection of Mammalia made by Mr. Fraser in the Republic of Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(2):260-268.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866814

Original name as described

Hesperomys albigularis

Other common names

Tomes's Rice Rat · White-throated Nephelomys · White-throated Oryzomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.105

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87c99c1e-d541-477d-80f5-d6ba964a3a25

Type locality

Pallatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. moerex, N. pectoralis, and N. pirrensis; moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Nephelomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R., Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates no. 3537. pp 1-29.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002597

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 albigularis

(Tomes, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.105

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87c99c1e-d541-477d-80f5-d6ba964a3a25

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866814

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1884:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

Oryzomys albigularis

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343611

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Allen (1899:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15958)
  3. Osgood (1914:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  4. Thomas (1926:611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19593)
  5. Gyldenstolpe (1932:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:435, 436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Musser & Carleton (1993:720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  10. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys albigularis albigularis

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Nephelomys albigularis

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albigularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816728

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15584/115127781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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