Rhipidomys macrurus

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Cerrado 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

Gervais, P. 1855-07-23. Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement français pendant les années 1843 a 1847, sous la direction du comte Francis de Castelnau, Mammifères. P. Bertrand, Paris, 116 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076349

Original name as described

Mus (Hesperomys) macrurus

Other common names

Cerrado Climbing Mouse · Cerrado Rhipidomys · Long-tailed Rhipidomys

Type locality

Crixás, Goiás, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002774

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 macrurus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136422/115207482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hesperomys leucodactylus

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776497

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Hesperomys macrourus

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076350

Authority publication

Paris

Mus (Hesperomys) macrurus

(P. Gervais, 1855)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076349

Authority publication

Paris

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