Oecomys catherinae

O. Thomas, 1909

Atlantic Forest Arboreal 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 : Oecomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1909-09-01. Notes on some South-American mammals, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(21):230-242.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097613

Original name as described

Oecomys catherinae

Other common names

Atlantic Forest Oecomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.11.19.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fea9e70c-c66a-42ed-b3d6-e863b96bc6f6

Type locality

"Joinville, Santa Catherina [= Catarina], S. Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to O. matogrossensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Saldanha, J., & Rossi, R. V. (2021). Integrative analysis supports a new species of the Oecomys catherinae complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Amazonia. Journal of Mammalogy, 102(1), 69-89.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002618

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.

Oecomys catherinae

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

catherinae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.11.19.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fea9e70c-c66a-42ed-b3d6-e863b96bc6f6

Authority page

234

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097613

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136358/115206594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys concolor bahiensis

(Hershkovitz, 1960)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bahiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:63780

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e3e00750-181e-4434-b8a1-8259f94015ce

Authority page

561

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609968

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus cinnamomeus

(F.-J. Pictet & C. Pictet, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamomeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MHNG 275.39, MHNG 434.74

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Genève

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys catherinae

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

catherinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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