Oryzomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Tres Marías 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

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1898-01-27. Mammals of Tres Marias Islands, off western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:13-19.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263563

Original name as described

Oryzomys nelsoni

Other common names

Tres Marias Island Rice Rat · Tres Marias Rice Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:89200

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37aa5c16e-1945-4e9e-b05b-52038e94a1f8

Type locality

María Madre I, Nayarit, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002662

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 nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:89200

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37aa5c16e-1945-4e9e-b05b-52038e94a1f8

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263563

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

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. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15583/22388135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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