Scolomys ucayalensis

Pacheco, 1991

Ucayali South American Spiny Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Scolomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pacheco, V.R. 1991-03-12. A new species of Scolomys (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) from Peru. Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (A)37:1-3.

Authority publication link

https://museohn.unmsm.edu.pe/docs/pub_zoologia/Publicaciones%20Zologia%20Serie%20A%20N%C2%B0%2037.pdf

Original name as described

Scolomys ucayalensis

Other common names

Long-nosed Scolomys · Ucayali Spiny Mouse

Type material

MUSM 5474

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

right bank of the Río Ucayali, 2.8 km east of Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002668

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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.

Scolomys juruaense

J. L. Patton & M. N. F. da Silva, 1995

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

juruaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MPEG 23824 (+ MVZ:Mamm:194265)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:194265

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572154

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Scolomys ucayalensis

Pacheco, 1991

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ucayalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUSM 5474

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20037/115156520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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