Oligoryzomys fulvescens

(de Saussure, 1860)

Fulvous 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

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264294

Original name as described

Hesperomys fulvescens

Other common names

Fulvous Colilargo · Northern Pygmy Rice Rat

Type material

MHNG 511.01

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mexique." Restricted by C. H. Merriam in 1901 to Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. costaricensis, O. delicatus, and O. messorius

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. · 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002642

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 (Oligoryzomys) nicaraguae

(J. A. Allen, 1910)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-29543

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-29543

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Oryzomys fulvescens engraciae

(Osgood, 1945)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

engraciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:54164

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=edfeb43b-1624-4d62-9ca8-af4dbdf1e3f0

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Hesperomys fulvescens

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 511.01

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264294

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

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

Oryzomys fulvescens pacificus

(Hooper, 1952)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 96764

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34567127

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Oryzomys fulvescens mayensis

(E. A. Goldman, 1918)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:107979

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37135f64f-9217-4783-b3e8-47913a178568

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803899

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Oryzomys fulvescens lenis

(E. A. Goldman, 1915)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125941

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b1d97bf-f9e0-492f-9392-fd07748bf607

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338587

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Oryzomys fulvescens

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oryzomys fulvescens nicaraguae

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

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 (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15248/115126740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens engraciae

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

engraciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens fulvescens

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens lenis

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens mayensis

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens nicaraguae

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oligoryzomys fulvescens pacificus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

431

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oryzomys fulvescens engracias

(Sanborn, 1947)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

engracias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2833272

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

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