Phyllotis caprinus

O. P. Pearson, 1958

Capricorn 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

Pearson, O.P. 1958-12-08. A taxonomic revision of the rodent genus Phyllotis. University of California Publications in Zoology 56(4):391-496.

Original name as described

Phyllotis caprinus

Other common names

Capricorn Pericote

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:120210

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tilcara, 8000 ft [= 2438 m], Jujuy, Argentina."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002720

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 caprinus

O. P. Pearson, 1958

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caprinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:120210

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

435

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Anderson (1997:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17223/22341245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllotis darwini caprinus

Hershkovitz, 1962

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caprinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745195

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1962:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)

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