Oligoryzomys flavescens

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Yellow 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1837-11-21. At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Waterhouse brought under the notice of the Meeting numerous species of the genus Mus, forming part of the collection presented to this Society by Charles Darwin, Esq., a Corresponding Member. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:15-21.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570904

Original name as described

Mus flavescens

Other common names

Flavescent Colilargo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.162

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8ac96fd4-a156-4226-9b41-7c78962c7e49

Type locality

"Maldonado," Maldonado, Uruguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes fornesi and occidentalis; includes the recently described species noa and subspecies antoniae as synonyms

Taxonomy notes citation

Hurtado, N., & D'Elía, G. (2019). An assessment of species limits of the South American mouse genus Oligoryzomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) using unilocus delimitation methods. Zoologica Scripta, 48(5), 557-570. · Agnolin, F. L., Derguy, M. R., Godoy, I. N., & Chimento, N. R. (2019). Mamíferos argentinos: descripción de nuevas especies delas colecciones de Elio Massoia y Julio R. Contreras (Rodentia,Chiroptera, Carnivora). Historia Natural, 9, 107-181. · Teta, P., D'Elía, G., Jayat, J. P., Gonçalves, P. R., Simões, G., do Prado, R., ... & Schiaffini, M. I. (2020). On the distinction and availability of the new taxa proposed by Agnolin et al. 2019. Mastozoología Neotropical, en prensa, Mendoza, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002641

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.

Mus flavescens

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.162

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8ac96fd4-a156-4226-9b41-7c78962c7e49

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Oryzomys fornesi

(Massoia, 1973)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fornesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-03561

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INTA

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oligoryzomys flavescens antoniae

Massoia, 1983

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

antoniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-06045

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

127

Authority publication

El Hornero

Name usages

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

Oligoryzomys noa

Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

noa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-3999

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Oryzomys flavescens

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:439, 440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oligoryzomys flavescens

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15247/115126612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oligoryzomys fornesi

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fornesi

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 (2017:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136728/115212063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oligoryzomys occidentalis

P. E. Ortiz, Jayat, Barbière, Sampietro Vattuone, & Peña Monné, 2019

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority publication

Ameghiniana

Name usages

  1. Ortiz, Jayat, Barbière, Sampietro Vattuone & Peña Monné (2019:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42734)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Oligoryzomys flavescens occidentalis

J. R. Contreras & Rosi, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

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

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