Phyllotis darwinii

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Darwin's 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

Waterhouse, G.R. 1837-11-21. Mr. Waterhouse resumed the exhibition of the small Rodents, belonging to the collection presented by Mr. Darwin to the Society. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:27-32.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860170

Original name as described

Mus (Phyllotis) Darwinii

Other common names

Darwin's Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3110ca0a-03e2-4e40-b193-ad6b3bf5f108

Type locality

"Coquimbo," Coquimbo, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

Taxonomy notes

changed from '-i' to '-ii' as per the original description

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002721

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.

Mus (Phyllotis) Darwinii

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

darwinii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.183

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3110ca0a-03e2-4e40-b193-ad6b3bf5f108

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860170

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Phyllotis darwini fulvescens

Osgood, 1943

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:50550

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=f5d69565-e305-4ecc-8fdc-ef99043efefe

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778214

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis Darwini

Lesson, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

darwini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Yepes (1935:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:456, 457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17224/22341324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phyllotis darwinii

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

darwinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Phyllotis darwinii darwinii

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

darwinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phyllotis darwinii boedeckeri

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

boedeckeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

528

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phyllotis darwinii fulvescens

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

528

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus melanonotus

(R. A. Philippi in R. A. Philippi & Landbeck, 1858)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7459767

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Boedeckeri

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

boedeckeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029070

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus campestris

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

campestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029055

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus dichrous

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dichrous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029031

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus griseoflavus

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

griseoflavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029072

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus illapelinus

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

illapelinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029045

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus megalotis

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

megalotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029032

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus melanotis

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029056

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus mollis

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029040

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus platytarsus

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

platytarsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029064

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Segethi

(R. A. Philippi, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

segethi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35029047

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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