Sigmodon peruanus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Peruvian 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

Allen, J.A. 1897-04-26. On a small collection of mammals from Peru, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(8):115-119.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046701

Original name as described

Sigmodon peruanus

Type material

AMNH MO-10110, AMNH MS-11818

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11818

Type locality

Trujillo, Libertad, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002751

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 peruanus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

peruanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-10110, AMNH MS-11818

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11818

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046701

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1914:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Voss (1992:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62240074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2581)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20218/22355249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon simonsi

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

simonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.1.102

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c77f1d2-f79a-4844-adc1-3bba77a9b514

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmondon puna

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

puna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.1.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc78321f-64d2-4dc1-8812-94d1f57d66d1

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sigmodon chonensis

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-34290

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-34290

Authority page

479

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891369

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon lönnbergi

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lonnbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.2.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5bfcac45-1de0-40a4-b911-9818737ab6f6

Authority page

448

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626875

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon puna

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

puna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

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