Nephelomys keaysi
(J. A. Allen, 1900)
Keays's 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
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1900-11-16. On mammals collected in southeastern Peru, by Mr. H.H. Keays, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(18):219-227.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/557Original name as described
Oryzomys keaysi
Other common names
Keays's Nephelomys · Keays's Oryzomys
Type material
AMNH M-16062
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Juliaca, Peru, altitude 6000 ft [= 1829 m ]." Corrected by J. A. Allen in 1901 to "Inca Mines [= Santo Domingo Mine], about 200 miles [= 322 km] northeast of Juliaca, on the east side of the Andes, on the Inambary River [= Río Inambarí]," Puno, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Bolivia
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
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