Phyllotis xanthopygus
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)
Yellow-rumped 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
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/12860170Original name as described
Mus (Phyllotis) xanthopygus
Other common names
Patagonian Leaf-eared Mouse · Yellow-rumped Pericote · Rock-dwelling Leaf-eared Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.185
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cb7b599c-e047-4d2b-83a8-5c7ada359c3cType locality
"Santa Cruz," Argentina.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina · Chile · Bolivia · Peru
Taxonomy notes
previously included P. vaccarum; two other previously undescribed species from Argentina were previously included under his species, but one has been named as P. pehuenche, and the other remains unnamed; tentatively includes the proposed taxa posticalis and rupestris pending further studies (rupestris was previously recognized on the MDD, but the names type locality does not appear to be included in the distribution of the taxon it represented)
Taxonomy notes citation
Ojeda, A. A., Teta, P., Pablo Jayat, J., Lanzone, C., Cornejo, P., Novillo, A., & Ojeda, R. A. (2021). Phylogenetic relationships among cryptic species of the Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Zoologica Scripta, 00, 1-13. · Jayat, J. P., Teta, P., Ojeda, A. A., Steppan, S. J., Osland, J. M., Ortiz, P. E., Novillo, A., Lanzone, C., & Ojeda, R. A. (2021). The Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in central Andes, systematics and description of a new species. Zoologica Scripta, 00, 1-18.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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