Nesoryzomys swarthi

Orr, 1938

Santiago Galapagos Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Nesoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Orr, R.T. 1938. A new rodent of the genus Nesoryzomys from the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)23(21):303-306.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3188034

Original name as described

Nesoryzomys swarthi

Other common names

Santiago Nesoryzomys · Swarth's Nesoryzomys

Type material

CAS:MAM:2556

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=141692

Type locality

Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Galápagos Islands

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002614

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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.

Nesoryzomys swarthi

Orr, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

swarthi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:2556

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=141692

Authority page

304

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3188034

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14709/22390617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys swarthi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

swarthi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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