Sigmodon toltecus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Toltec 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

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264298

Original name as described

Hesperomys toltecus

Type material

MHNG 510.91, MHNG 510.92, MHNG 510.93, MHNG 510.97

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"la Cordilière de la province de Véra-Cuz," Mexico. Clarified by W. W. Dalquest in 1953 to near Mirador, Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002753

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.

Hesperomys toltecus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

toltecus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 510.91, MHNG 510.92, MHNG 510.93, MHNG 510.97

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264298

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Deilemys toltecus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

toltecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476771

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Sigmodon hispidus toltecus

Alfaro, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

toltecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

  1. Alfaro (1897:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  2. Bailey (1902:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)

Sigmodon toltecus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

toltecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046633

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136559/115209897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon hispidus microdon

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108467

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce498bbf-6f61-4766-b60d-3dce7f6eae60

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365012

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1902:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon hispidus saturatus

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:99998

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32a877e95-ead0-4136-b703-cc9aac847760

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365012

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1902:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon hispidus furvus

Bangs, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

furvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10665

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10665

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Sigmodon hispidus fervidus

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fervidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51501795

Authority publication

Zoological Record

Name usages

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

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