Aepeomys lugens

(O. Thomas, 1896)

Merida Montane Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1896-10-01. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)18(106):301-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211247

Original name as described

Oryzomys (?) lugens

Other common names

Merida Aepeomys · Olive Montane Mouse · Mérida Aepeomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"La Loma del Morro, near Merida [Mérida], Venezuela, alt. 3000 metres."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002755

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.

Thomasomys ottleyi

(H. E. Anthony, 1932)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ottleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-96169

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-96169

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Oryzomys (?) lugens

(O. Thomas, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211247

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Aepeomys lugens

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/548/22353573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thomasomys lugens

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

146

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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