Calomys sorella

(O. Thomas, 1900)

Peruvian 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

Thomas, O. 1900-09-01. Descriptions of new rodents from western South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)6(33):294-302.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266079

Original name as described

Eligmodontia sorella

Other common names

Peruvian Laucha

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.6.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6f7a92b-8a15-4d34-aa39-7ff9e1bce76b

Type locality

"Eight miles south of Huamachuca, [La Libertad,] N.W. Peru. Altitude 3500 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. frida and C. miurus

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002698

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.

Eligmodontia sorella

(O. Thomas, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sorella

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.6.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6f7a92b-8a15-4d34-aa39-7ff9e1bce76b

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266079

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Hesperomys sorella

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sorella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Calomys sorellus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sorellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

153

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3616/115066163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Calomys sorella

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sorella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

514

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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