Phyllotis amicus

O. Thomas, 1900

Friendly Leaf-eared 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 : Phyllotis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1900-04-01. Descriptions of two new murines from Peru and a new hare from Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)5(28):354-357.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340337

Original name as described

Phyllotis amicus

Other common names

Peruvian Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.94

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37c7d5d4-bfe5-4de7-93f8-9627fb497167

Type locality

"Tolon, coast district, Province Cajamarca, N.W. Peru. Altitude 100 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002716

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.

Phyllotis amicus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.94

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37c7d5d4-bfe5-4de7-93f8-9627fb497167

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340337

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1900:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15453)
  2. Osgood (1914:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Hershkovitz (1962:438, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17220/115140028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllotis amicus maritimus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.62

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c73c19f2-cb91-46f6-8b1f-fdefe0c7fc8e

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266078

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1900:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15453)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phyllotis amicus montanus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.6.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/228f7de4-edd0-4e6e-9885-94244ab14e59

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1900:297, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19266079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15453)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis amicus amicus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Paralomys amicus

(J. K. Braun, 1993)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Norman

Name usages

Braun (1993:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2567)

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