Rhipidomys austrinus

O. Thomas, 1921

Southern Climbing Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1921-02-01. New Rhipidomys, Akodon, Ctenomys, and Marmosa from the Sierra Santa Barbara, S.E. Jujuy. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(38):183-187.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626598

Original name as described

Rhipidomys austrinus

Other common names

Southern Andean Rhipidomys · Southern Climbing Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1302873-d482-4a44-aef6-276f77800ba7

Type locality

"Sunchal, 1200 m," Sierra de Santa Bárbara, Jujuy, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002762

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.

Rhipidomys austrinus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

austrinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f1302873-d482-4a44-aef6-276f77800ba7

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626598

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19605/22374156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhipidomys collinus

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

collinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.2.1.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3bda808-638e-4f7a-977e-21db50c9e698

Authority page

578

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys auritus

M. M. Díaz, J. K. Braun, Mares, & Barquez, 1997

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

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