Nephelomys caracolus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Coastal Cordilleran 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

Thomas, O. 1914-09-01. New South-American rodents. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)14(81):240-244.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616477

Original name as described

Oryzomys caracolus

Other common names

Caracol Rice Rat · Coastal Cordillera Nephelomys · Costa Central Oryzomys · Coastal Cordilleran Nephelomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.27.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/623059ef-d98c-4793-b9fa-447206a7c6e7

Type locality

"Galiparé, Cerro del Avila, near Caracas, Venezuela. Alt. 6000' [= 1829 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela

Taxonomy notes

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/1002599

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.

Oryzomys caracolus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caracolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.27.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/623059ef-d98c-4793-b9fa-447206a7c6e7

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616477

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nephelomys caracolus

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caracolus

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 (2017:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136833/22332280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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