Calomys tener

(Winge, 1888)

Delicate 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

Winge, H. 1888. Jordfundne og nulevende Gnavere (Rodentia) fra Lagoa Santa, Minas Geraes, Brasilian. Med Udsigt over Gnavernes indbyrdes Slægtskab. E Museo Lundii 1(3):1-200.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663891

Original name as described

Hesperomys tener

Other common names

Delicate Laucha

Type locality

Lagoa Santa, Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002699

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.

Calomys tener

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tener

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3617/115066286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hesperomys tener

(Winge, 1888)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tener

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663891

Authority publication

E Museo Lundii

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

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