Oligoryzomys delicatus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897)

Delicate 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

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1897-02-26. On a second collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species, and a note on some mammals from the island of Dominica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9:13-30.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046577

Original name as described

Oryzomys delicatus

Other common names

Delicate Colilargo

Type material

AMNH MO-5925, AMNH MS-7317

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-5925 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-7317

Type locality

Caparo, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Suriname

Taxonomy notes

split from O. fulvescens

Taxonomy notes citation

Hanson, J.D., Utrera, A., Fulhorst, C.F. 2011. The delicate pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys delicatus) is the principal host of the Maporal Virus (Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Hantavirus). Vector-borne and Zoonotic Disease 11(6): 691-696.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002639

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 delicatus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

delicatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-5925, AMNH MS-7317

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-5925 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-7317

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046577

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Husson (1978:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys navus

(Bangs, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

navus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8107

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308134

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Oryzomys tenuipes

(J. A. Allen, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tenuipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-21330

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-21330

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1904:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15997)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) munchiquensis

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

munchiquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32603

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32603

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898915

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oligoryzomys delicatus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

delicatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Oligoryzomys munchiquensis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

munchiquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys navus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

navus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys navus navus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

navus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys tenuipes

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tenuipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys delicatulus

Tate, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

delicatulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1939:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)

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