Oryzomys palustris

(Harlan, 1837)

Northeastern 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

Harlan, R. 1837. Description of a new species of quadruped, of the order Rodentia, inhabiting the United States. American Journal of Science and Arts 31:385-386.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15574837

Original name as described

Mus palustris

Other common names

Marsh Oryzomys · Rice Meadow Mouse · Swamp Rice Rat · Common Marsh Rice Rat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Fast Land," near Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,NC,SC,KY,TN,GA,FL,AL,MS,MO)

Taxonomy notes

previously included O. texensis

Taxonomy notes citation

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. · Williams, P. C., & Ibrahim, K. M. (2023). The taxonomic status of marsh rice rats (Oryzomys sp., Rodentia, Cricetidae) at the northern edge of their range in North America. Mammal Research, 1-7.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002663

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 palustris natator

F. M. Chapman, 1893

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

natator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1089, AMNH MS-1813

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1813

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897264

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus palustris

(Harlan, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15574837

Authority publication

American Journal of Science and Arts

Oryzomys palustris coloratus

Bangs, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

coloratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-4470

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-4470

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56756035

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oryzomys fossilis

Hibbard, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMP 29271

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

213

Authority publication

Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan

Oryzomys palustris sanibeli

W. J. Hamilton, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sanibeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:301534 (= CUMV 8192)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a370d12f-cfb1-4152-959d-e0d379fb0902

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549569

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oryzomys palustris planirostris

W. J. Hamilton, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:514829 (= CUMV 8090)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a05bb486-5816-48f9-96da-c2d99db3ab45

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549567

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Oryzomys argentatus

Spitzer & Lazell, 1978

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:514995

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e365872a-1966-4e9e-9b6e-77a426734395

Authority page

787

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys natator floridanus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

floridanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71349

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/346c25179-12ef-4b73-b5f2-7eb40081f72d

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873143

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Hesperomys palustris

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

597

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Oryzomys palustris

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palustris

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 (1982:442, 443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Weksler, Percequillo & Voss (2006:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59816742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2449)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42675/115200837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys palustris palustris

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

452

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola oryzivora

(Bachman in Audubon & Bachman, 1854)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oryzivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53706668

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

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