Phyllotis limatus

O. Thomas, 1912

Lima 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/18640478

Original name as described

Phyllotis darwini limatus

Other common names

Lima Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.5.7.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16a7c299-7f84-474d-b4d5-e101be7bdabc

Type locality

"Chosica, near Lima, Peru. Alt. 850 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002725

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 darwini limatus

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.5.7.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16a7c299-7f84-474d-b4d5-e101be7bdabc

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640478

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1962:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)

Phyllotis darwinii limatus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Phyllotis limatus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. D'Elía, Canto-Hernández, Ossa, Verde-Arregoitia, Bostelmann, Iriarte, Amador, Quiroga-Carmona, Hurtado, Cadenillas & Valdez (2020:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67620)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136629/115210752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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