Noronhomys vespuccii

Carleton & S. L. Olson, 1999

Vespucci's 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 : Noronhomys

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Carleton, M.D. and Olson, S.L. 1999-03-04. Amerigo Vespucci and the rat of Fernando de Noronha: A new genus and species of Rodentia (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) from a volcanic island off Brazil's continental shelf. American Museum Novitates 3256:1-59.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62227032

Original name as described

Noronhomys vespuccii

Other common names

Vespucci's Rodent

Type material

MCP 3460-PV

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

beach dunes (late Quaternary) near Ponta de Santo Antonio (03° 50' S, 32° 24' W), Fernando de Noronha I, Territorio de Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002615

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Names and synonyms

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Noronhomys vespuccii

Carleton & S. L. Olson, 1999

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vespuccii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCP 3460-PV

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62227032

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136692/22333193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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