Sigmodon ochrognathus

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Yellow-nosed 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 ochrognathus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:110333

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3afd30c1b-7e18-4b9b-b5c1-b8f8a8e50cbf

Type locality

Chisos Mountains, 8000 ft [= 2438 m], Brewster County, Texas, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,NM,TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002750

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 ochrognathus

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ochrognathus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:110333

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3afd30c1b-7e18-4b9b-b5c1-b8f8a8e50cbf

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1902:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  2. Bailey (1905:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14873)
  3. Anderson (1972:358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20217/115157990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon baileyi

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-20993

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-20993

Authority page

601

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sigmodon ochrognathus montanus

Benson, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:92287

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:92287

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34588006

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sigmodon ochrognathus madrensis

E. A. Goldman & M. C. Gardner, 1947

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

madrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96268

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bf7eee07-f931-495b-a939-be5ab80b1574

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

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