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
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/10.1080/00222932608633418Original 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-548d0f0c4e32Type 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
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