Rhipidomys mastacalis

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Long-tailed 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

Lund, P.W. 1840. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Tredje Afhandling: Fortsættelse af Pattedyrene. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:217-272.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603012

Original name as described

Mus mastacalis

Other common names

Atlantic Forest Rhipidomys · Long-tailed Climbing Mouse · Northern Atlantic Forest Rhipidomys

Type locality

Rio das Velhas, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002775

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 cearanus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cearanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.4.25.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cbcd5dbf-4728-4f79-a1a6-cd351574e995

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619742

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mus maculipes

(F.-J. Pictet & C. Pictet, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maculipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 375.38

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Genève

Name usages

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

Rhipidomys venezuelae cearanus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cearanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Rhipidomys mastacalis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mastacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19612/115152171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys maculipes

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maculipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rhipidomys maculipes

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maculipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

463, 464

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:463, 464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mus mastacalis

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mastacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Mus mastacalis

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mastacalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603012

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

Lesson (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus mustacalis

(P. W. Lund, 1841)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mustacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7 [1841c:279]

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Mus mystacalis

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mystacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

750

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Mus masculipes

(Burmeister, 1854)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

masculipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548389

Authority publication

Berlin

Hesperomys mystacalis

(Burmeister, 1855)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mystacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11814109

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle

Oryzomys musculipes

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

musculipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

528

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435072

Authority publication

Berlin

Rhipidomys masticalis

A. L. Gardner, 1990

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

masticalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

412

Authority publication

Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy

Rhipidomys masatacalis

Voss & Myers, 1991

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

masatacalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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