Calomys tocantinsi

Bonvicino, J. F. S. Lima, & F. C. Almeida, 2003

Tocantins 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

Bonvicino, C.R., Lima, J.F.S. and Almeida, F.C. 2003-06. A new species of Calomys Waterhouse (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from the Cerrado of Central Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 20(2):301-307.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752003000200021

Original name as described

Calomys tocantinsi

Other common names

Tocantins Laucha · Rato-bolinha do Tocantins

Type material

MN 62733

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rancho Beira Rio, 11°47'S, 49°45'W, 33 km south-west of Formoso do Araguala, Tocantins, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002700

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 tocantinsi

Bonvicino, J. F. S. Lima, & F. C. Almeida, 2003

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tocantinsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 62733

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136679/22334992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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