Oligoryzomys destructor

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Tschudi's 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

Tschudi, J.J. von. 1845. [Part 4]. Pp. 133–188 in Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844-1845. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen, 262 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007966

Original name as described

Hesperomys destructor

Other common names

Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat · Tschudi's Colilargo

Type material

MHNN 94.2043A

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

farms along the Chinchao River, 900–1000 m, Huánuco, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Ecuador · Peru · Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002640

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 Stolzmanni

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stolzmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1881.9.7.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2fb83744-a476-4ec0-b1f7-b2cc3cecb893

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343617

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys stolzmanni maranonicus

(Osgood, 1914)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maranonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19449

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e9fb3a14-1dfe-4c52-a5b2-6ba8a15eb999

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646806

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Hesperomys destructor

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

destructor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN 94.2043A

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007966

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Hesperomys melanostoma

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanostoma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN 94.2043B

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007966

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) spodiurus

(Hershkovitz, 1940)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

spodiurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 77176

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys longicaudatus destructor

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

destructor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys minutus maranonicus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maranonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Oligoryzomys stolzmanni

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stolzmanni

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)

Oryzomys melanostoma

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanostoma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oligoryzomys destructor

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

destructor

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 (2017:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15245/115126368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hesperomys destructor

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

destructor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089027

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Hesperomys melanostoma

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanostoma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089027

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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