Phyllotis gerbillus

O. Thomas, 1900

Peruvian 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. 1900-01-01. New South-American mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)5(25):148-153.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16333568

Original name as described

Phyllotis gerbillus

Other common names

Gerbil Leaf-eared Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.1.1.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8abf7a9-68ed-4db0-be9b-364b75d53101

Type locality

"Piura, N.W. Peru, alt. 50 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

moved from Paralomys to Phyllotis

Taxonomy notes citation

Steppan SJ, Ramirez O, Banbury J, Huchon D, Pacheco V, Walker LI, Spotorno AE (2007) A molecular reappraisal of the systematics of the leaf-eared mice Phyllotis and their relatives, in: Kelt DA, Lessa EP, Salazar-Bravo JA, Patton JL (Eds), The quintessential naturalist: honoring the life and legacy of Oliver P. Pearson, Univ California Publ Zool USA, 134, pp 799-826

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002723

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 gerbillus

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gerbillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.1.1.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d8abf7a9-68ed-4db0-be9b-364b75d53101

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16333568

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17226/22333354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Paralomys gerbillus

(Gyldenstolpe, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gerbillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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