Aepeomys reigi

Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco, & Soriano, 2001

Reig's 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

Ochoa, J.R., Aguilera, M., Pacheco, V.R. and Soriano, P.J. 2001. A new species of Aepeomys Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Mammalian Biology 66:228-237.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45448373

Original name as described

Aepeomys reigi

Other common names

Reig's Aepeomys

Type material

CVUSB-928

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

El Blanquito, 1600 m, Parque Nacional Yacambú, Lara, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002756

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.

Aepeomys reigi

Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco, & Soriano, 2001

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

reigi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CVUSB-928

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45448373

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136484/22353648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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