Sigmodon leucotis

V. O. Bailey, 1902

White-eared Cotton Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Sigmodontini
Genus : Sigmodon
Subgenus : Sigmodon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bailey, V.O. 1902-06-02. Synopsis of the North American species of Sigmodon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:101-116.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365016

Original name as described

Sigmodon leucotis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:92001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b2a1914c-0cae-4616-9bfb-e956ece93a1a

Type locality

"Valparaiso Mts., Zacatecas, Mexico, 8700 feet [= 2652 m] altitude."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002748

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.

Sigmodon alticola

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68231

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33df1637a-b425-4fd0-b34a-4e1dc5ddc1cc

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365017

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sigmodon alticola amoles

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amoles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:81430

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f7005db-b021-4816-8336-4318e8003f6a

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365017

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sigmodon leucotis

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:92001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b2a1914c-0cae-4616-9bfb-e956ece93a1a

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365016

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20215/22355853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon leucotis leucotis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

400

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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