Oecomys roberti

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Robert's 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. 1904-04-01. On the mammals collected by Mr. A. Robert at Chapada, Matto Grosso (Percy Sladen Expedition to central Brazil). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-II(2):232-244.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610310

Original name as described

Rhipidomys roberti

Other common names

Robert's Oecomys · Tapajos Arboreal Rice Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e868315-e0b0-4d39-9fb8-ef8372dcac0b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c837d6e-771b-4eca-87d8-e843e392b92a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d05c89aa-20bb-4778-87fe-91ffbdbdd4ae

Type locality

"Santa Ana de Chapada, a village stiuated at an altitude of about c.800 m, on the Serra do Chapada, some thirty miles [= 48 km] N.E. Cuyabá," Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · Brazil · Peru · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

tentatively include tapajinus, which has been recognized as a distinct species based on mitochondrial phylogenies by some authors

Taxonomy notes citation

Rocha, R. G., Duda, R., Flores, T., Rossi, R., Sampaio, I., Mendes-Oliveira, A. C., ... & Costa, L. P. (2017). Cryptic diversity in the Oecomys roberti complex: revalidation of Oecomys tapajinus (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy. · Voss, R. S., Fleck, D. W., & Giarla, T. C. (2024). Mammalian Diversity and Matses Ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru Part 5. Rodents. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2024(446), 1-179.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002627

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.

Rhipidomys roberti

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

roberti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2e868315-e0b0-4d39-9fb8-ef8372dcac0b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c837d6e-771b-4eca-87d8-e843e392b92a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d05c89aa-20bb-4778-87fe-91ffbdbdd4ae

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610310

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Oecomys tapajinus

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tapajinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.9.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab37c338-eda6-44a9-b614-a0ba21776934

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071751

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Oecomys guianae

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.5.4.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ab13a2a5-b829-4a78-8692-9174ae282eb5

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628948

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oecomys roberti

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

roberti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15139/115125203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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