Calomys expulsus

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Rejected Vesper Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1840. Tillæg til de to sidste Afhandlinger over Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:272-296.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603074

Original name as described

Mus expulsus

Other common names

Caatinga Laucha · Rato-bolinha da Caatinga

Type locality

Lagoa Santa, Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

may include the recently described mattevii, although the species is apparently distinct based on karyotypic and molecular data and is tentatively recognized as distinct here

Taxonomy notes citation

Gurgel-Filho, N. M., Feijó, A., & Langguth, A. 2015. Pequenos mamíferos do Ceará (Marsupiais, Morcegos e Roedores Sigmodontíneos) com discussão taxonômica de algumas espécies. Rev Nordestina Biol 23: 3-150. · Gutierrez, E.E. & Marinho-Filho, J., 2017, The mammalian faunas endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga, ZooKeys 644, 120-121. · Quintela, F., da Rosa, C. A., & Feijó, A. (2020). Updated and annotated checklist of recent mammals from Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 92(2), e20191004.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002689

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 expulsus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

expulsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Calomys expulsus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

expulsus

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 (2017:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136689/115211375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus expulsus

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

expulsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Mus expulsus

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

expulsus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603074

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

Lesson (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

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