Thomasomys laniger

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Soft-furred Oldfield Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1895-06-28. On small mammals from Nicaragua and Bogota. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)16(91):55-60.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122539

Original name as described

Oryzomys laniger

Other common names

Butcher Oldfield Mouse · Soft-furred Thomasomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.1.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d03ca8c-332f-4269-9a06-9f14aa05d52d

Type locality

"from Bogota [Bogotá]," Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. emeritus

Taxonomy notes citation

Pacheco, V. (2015). Genus Thomasomys Coues, 1884. In: Patton, J.l., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. (eds), Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents, pp. 617-682. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002810

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.

Oryzomys laniger

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.1.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d03ca8c-332f-4269-9a06-9f14aa05d52d

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122539

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1896:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)

Thomasomys laniger

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96799835/123795571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thomasomys laniger laniger

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

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