Phyllotis andium

O. Thomas, 1912

Andean 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. 1912-10-01. New bats and rodents from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)10(58):403-411.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640480

Original name as described

Phyllotis andium

Other common names

Andean Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.68

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9975e4b6-fabc-44aa-a14b-69385d39c397

Type locality

"Cañar, [Cañar,] Ecuador. Alt. 2600 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. stenops

Taxonomy notes citation

Rengifo, E.M., Pacheco, V. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the Andean leaf-eared mouse, Phyllotis andium Thomas 1912 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4018(3):349-380.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002717

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 fruticicolus

H. E. Anthony, 1922

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fruticicolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-47674

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-47674

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis melanius

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.107

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c4c32154-ee46-4ee6-b4e3-d9ff2637bf51

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635968

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis andium

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andium

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.68

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9975e4b6-fabc-44aa-a14b-69385d39c397

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640480

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17221/115140147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllotis andium andium

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

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