Calomys fecundus

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Fecund 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1926-03-01. The Spedan Lewis South American Exploration.—II. On mammals collected in the Tarija Department, southern Bolivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)17(99):318-328.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633418

Original name as described

Hesperomys fecundus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1926.1.1.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d0be6fe9-0a05-4658-939b-548d0f0c4e32

Type locality

Tablada, Tarija, Brazil, 2000 m.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from C. boliviae based on the fact biogeographic data, although further comparison with the only known specimen of C. boliviae to this species is needed to determine if the two are actually distinct; includes the recently described yunganus as a synonym

Taxonomy notes citation

Pinotti, J. D., Ferreiro, A. M., Martin, M. L., Levis, S., Chiappero, M., Andreo, V., & González‐Ittig, R. E. (2020). Multiple refugia and glacial expansions in the Tucumane–Bolivian Yungas: The phylogeography and potential distribution modeling of Calomys fecundus (Thomas, 1926)(Rodentia: Cricetidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. · Agnolin, F. L., Derguy, M. R., Godoy, I. N., & Chimento, N. R. (2019). Mamíferos argentinos: descripción de nuevas especies delas colecciones de Elio Massoia y Julio R. Contreras (Rodentia,Chiroptera, Carnivora). Historia Natural, 9, 107-181. · Teta, P., D'Elía, G., Jayat, J. P., Gonçalves, P. R., Simões, G., do Prado, R., ... & Schiaffini, M. I. (2020). On the distinction and availability of the new taxa proposed by Agnolin et al. 2019. Mastozoología Neotropical, en prensa, Mendoza, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002690

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 fecundus

(O. Thomas, 1926)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fecundus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.1.1.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d0be6fe9-0a05-4658-939b-548d0f0c4e32

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Calomys fecundus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fecundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136737/22335065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Calomys yunganus

Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yunganus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-52

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

161

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Name usages

Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy & Chimento (2019:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50570)

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