Calomys miurus
(O. Thomas, 1926)
Short-tailed 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 Godman-Thomas Expedition to Peru.—I. On mammals collected by Mr. R. W. Hendee near Lake Junin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)17(99):313-318.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932608633417Original name as described
Hesperomys frida miurus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1926.2.1.26
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/60fa0eee-eddb-47ef-ab88-7b846e281e81Type locality
"Yano Mayo," 8500 ft (= 2591 m), Tarma River, Junín, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru
Taxonomy notes
split from C. sorella
Taxonomy notes citation
Zeballos, H., Palma, R. E., Marquet, P. A., & Ceballos, G. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships of Calomys sorellus complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with the description of two new species. REVISTA MEXICANA DE MASTOZOOLOGíA (Nueva Época), 4(1), 1-23.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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