Chilomys instans

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Colombian Forest 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 : Chilomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1895-11-01. Descriptions of four small mammals from South America, including one belonging to the peculiar marsupial genus "Hyracodon," Tomes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)16(95):367-370.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122856

Original name as described

Oryzomys instans

Other common names

Andean Chilomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/94c326d0-8d4b-403f-9f2e-b5a0f6d09283

Type locality

"Bogota [Bogotá]," Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. fumeus

Taxonomy notes citation

Pacheco, V. Genus Chilomys Thomas, 1897. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of South America, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002758

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.

Oryzomys instans

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

instans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.10.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/94c326d0-8d4b-403f-9f2e-b5a0f6d09283

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122856

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Chilomys instans

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

instans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:404, 405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4634/22335661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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