Oecomys speciosus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Savanna 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

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897434

Original name as described

Oryzomys speciosus

Other common names

Arboreal Rice Rat · Savanna Oecomys

Type material

AMNH MO-4672, AMNH MS-5942

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-4672 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5942

Type locality

Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002629

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 trichurus

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

trichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15328

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15328

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oecomys caicarae

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caicarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-29875

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-29875

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891495

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum 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)

Oryzomys speciosus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

speciosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4672, AMNH MS-5942

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-4672 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5942

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897434

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oecomys speciosus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

speciosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15141/115125468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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