Rhagomys rufescens

(O. Thomas, 1886)

Brazilian Arboreal Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1886-03-01. Description of a new Brazilian species of Hesperomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)17(99):250-251.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688791

Original name as described

Hesperomys rufescens

Other common names

Rufescent Rhagomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1886.2.8.5

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Taxonomy notes

Rhagomys moved from Thomasomyini to Rhagomyini

Taxonomy notes citation

Pardiñas, U. F., Tinoco, N., Barbière, F., Ronez, C., Cañón, C., Lessa, G., ... & Brito, J. (2022). Morphological disparity in a hyperdiverse mammal clade: a new morphotype and tribe of Neotropical cricetids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002760

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 rufescens

(O. Thomas, 1886)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1886.2.8.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688791

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rhagomys rufescens

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19454/22353755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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