Oryzomys couesi

(Alston, 1877)

Coues's Marsh 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 : Oryzomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Alston, E.R. 1877-04. On two new species of _Hesperomys._. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876(4):755-757.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100029

Original name as described

Hesperomys couesi

Other common names

Coues's Oryzomys · Coues's Rice Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1875.2.26.15

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85e75073-3976-4dd1-ad40-f2869042c8b2

Type locality

Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia

Subregion distribution

USA(TX)

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. albiventer and O. antillarum

Taxonomy notes citation

Carleton, M. D., & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2009). Review of the Oryzomys couesi complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in western Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331, 94-127. · Hanson, J. D., Indorf, J. L., Swier, V. J., & Bradley, R. D. (2010). Molecular divergence within the Oryzomys palustris complex: evidence for multiple species. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(2), 336-347. · González-Ruiz, N., Ramírez-Pulido, J., Jiménez-Gutiérrez, A. R., & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2024). Rediscovery of Oryzomys fulgens: implications for the taxonomy of Oryzomys. Therya, 15(2), 230-230.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002659

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.

Hesperomys couesi

(Alston, 1877)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

couesi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.2.26.15

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85e75073-3976-4dd1-ad40-f2869042c8b2

Authority page

756

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29100029

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1881:696, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68537)
  2. True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Oryzomys aquaticus

J. A. Allen, 1891

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2684, AMNH MS-3411

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3411

Authority page

289

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  2. Bailey (1905:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys couesi

Alfaro, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

couesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

  1. Alfaro (1897:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  2. Allen (1897:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  3. Allen (1897:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  4. Goldman (1918:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  5. Goodwin (1946:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:438, 439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  10. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  11. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  12. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15592/115128044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys jalapae

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jalapae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12551, AMNH MO-10861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12551

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046863

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Oryzomys cozumelae

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cozumelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108462

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3468e202a-a739-4e62-8a30-266cd8b02d29

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338997

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys goldmani

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78110

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3082acd71-b42b-42be-b7d9-09d086942f39

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873154

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys mexicanus peragrus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

peragrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:82119

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cd0279ef-8ae2-4a1d-b9f1-617da69c763c

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873149

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys richmondi

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

richmondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:36340 (= USNM:MAMM:A48705)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b140b496-8cfb-4bc0-977c-9652c3e3a4a8

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873150

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys jalapae rufinus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:65499

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd9d8ed2-f495-42d0-9fd9-2e01a44b10cf

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873151

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys teapensis

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

teapensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99973

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f471e895-bcb1-4ccd-b984-0370fb2c48f2

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873152

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys jalapae apatelius

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

apatelius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:13107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5f888a55-42a5-4059-bedd-cbf8de3e45cf

Authority page

266

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2647704

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Oryzomys richardsoni

J. A. Allen, 1910

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-29800

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-29800

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Oryzomys gatunensis

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gatunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171034

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f12a1c6d-76f5-4edb-9c1a-e360790d2bab

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813691

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Goldman (1920:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys couesi aquaticus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aquaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803846

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi couesi

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

couesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803836

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Goodwin (1946:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Oryzomys couesi peragrus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

peragrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803846

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi richmondi

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

richmondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803839

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi pinicola

A. Murie, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pinicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 63039

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Oryzomys azuerensis

Bole in Aldrich & Bole, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

azuerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 121261

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39693625

Authority publication

Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

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