Oligoryzomys arenalis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Sandy Pygmy 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 : Oligoryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1913-12-01. New mammals from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)12(72):567-574.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100058

Original name as described

Oryzomys arenalis

Other common names

Sandy Colilargo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.60

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78eefcdb-710e-42b6-8844-9df643efe199

Type locality

Etén, Lambayeque, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002635

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 arenalis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.60

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78eefcdb-710e-42b6-8844-9df643efe199

Authority page

571

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100058

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oligoryzomys arenalis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arenalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15242/22357542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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