Reithrodon caurinus
O. Thomas, 1920
Northwestern Conyrat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Reithrodontini |
| Genus | : Reithrodon |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1920-06-01. New species of Reithrodon, Abrocoma, and Scapteromys from Argentina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)5(30):473-478.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18637242Original name as described
Reithrodon caurinus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1920.3.17.23
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/957eea1f-c844-45b1-a832-0f4a1e4ceedaType locality
"Otro Cerro, Catamarca [Argentina]. Alt. 3000 m." Clarified by U. F. J. Pardiñas and colleagues in 2007 as "an abandoned ranch in the southern end of the Sierra de Ambato, Capayán, Catamarca."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
split from R. auritus in HMW7, although the reason why is not discussed and there aren't any publications to support it otherwise; the species is tentatively recognized here pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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