Rhipidomys leucodactylus

(von Tschudi, 1845)

White-footed 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

Tschudi, J.J. von. 1845. [Part 4]. Pp. 133–188 in Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844-1845. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen, 262 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007967

Original name as described

Hesperomys leucodactylus

Other common names

Great Rhipidomys · White-footed Rhipidomys · White-footed Climbing Mouse

Type material

MHNN 94.2043C, MHNN 94.2043D, MHNN 94.2043F

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"im Oststriche." Restricted by C. J. Tribe in 1996 to Montaña de Vitoc area in Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002772

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 leucodactylus

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007762

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Hesperomys leucodactylus

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089027

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Tschudi (1844:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089027) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)

Hesperomys leucodactylus

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN 94.2043C, MHNN 94.2043D, MHNN 94.2043F

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007967

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Thomas (1884:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)
  3. Thomas (1884:451, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

Nyctomys leucodactylus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476775

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Hesperomys (Rhipidomys) sclateri

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.1.28.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d9c0fd1-2bbc-4f10-a3c2-1f28f6f3a270

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28700043

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Rhipidomys Goodfellowi

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goodfellowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.3.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53197096-b8b6-4dfe-9cea-bdf7d481bdb5

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340246

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys bovallii

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bovallii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.10.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9e6ce979-392d-4c24-ac6e-598cb27415be

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814818

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Tate (1939:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys lucullus

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lucullus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.10.1.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/98a3569f-6024-4a75-a1ac-827911a71cdc

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15814819

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys equatoris

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

equatoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.1.1.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da9b983d-3c7c-4507-a677-ab15b9821ab6

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003942

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 leucodactylus

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593529

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1917:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13448)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Anderson (1997:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19610/115152031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhipidomys rex

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.11.1.125

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/684c7453-dc46-4fab-98f8-e94ddf14d5ee

Authority page

600

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhipidomys sclateri

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Tate (1939:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Rhipidomys leucodactylus aratayae

Guillotin & F. Petter, 1985

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aratayae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

541

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Rhipidomys leucodactylus rex

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

408

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

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