Calomys laucha

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Small 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

Fischer, G. 1814. Zoognosia. Volumen III. Quadrupeda reliqua. Ceti. Monotrymata. Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Moscow, 732 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130156

Original name as described

Mus Laucha

Other common names

Little Laucha · Laucha Chica · Lauchita

Type material

MACN-Ma 18795

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by P. Hershkovitz in 1962 to "Asunción, [Central Dept., ] Paraguay." Fixed by neotype designation by P. Teta and others in 2017 as "Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002693

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 23 names and synonyms.

Mus Laucha

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laucha

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 18795

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

vii, 71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130156

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, 71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Olfers (1818:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38523)
  4. Desmarest (1819:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60387)
  5. Desmarest (1822:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  6. Schinz (1825:400, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  7. Lesson (1827:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Brants (1827:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35204)
  9. Fischer (1829:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  10. Lesson (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus? dubius

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dubius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

326

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Lesson (1842:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus bimaculatus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bimaculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.172

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/03368120-be67-4c04-b3ee-d250f910af50

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570903

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Mus gracilipes

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Eligmodontia bimaculatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bimaculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Trouessart (1897:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Matschie (1898:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  4. Lahille (1899:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Eligmodontia gracilipes

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Trouessart (1897:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Matschie (1898:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  4. Lahille (1899:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  5. Trouessart (1904:428, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  6. Allen (1905:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34943)

Mus pusillus

(R. A. Philippi in R. A. Philippi & Landbeck, 1858)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7459766

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Philippi (1900:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20663)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Calomys bimaculatus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bimaculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Calomys dubius

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dubius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476774

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Calomys gracilipes

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

13 more names and synonyms available — use the desktop version to see them all.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.