Nephelomys pectoralis

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Western Colombian 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

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1912-04-19. Mammals from western Colombia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 31:71-95.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898913

Original name as described

Oryzomys pectoralis

Other common names

Western Colombian Nephelomys

Type material

AMNH M-32561

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32561

Type locality

40 miles (= 64 km) west of Popayán, 10,340 ft (= 3152 m), Cauca, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

Taxonomy notes

split from N. albigularis; 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002608

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 pectoralis

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pectoralis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32561

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32561

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898913

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum 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 pectoralis

Weksler, Percequillo, & Voss, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pectoralis

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 #100000645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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