Thomasomys monochromos

(Bangs, 1900)

Unicolored 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

Bangs, O. 1900-02-23. List of the mammals collected in the Santa Marta region of Colombia by W. W. Brown, Jr. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 1:87-102.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603456

Original name as described

Oryzomys (Erioryzomys) monochromos

Other common names

Unicolored Thomasomys

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8348

Type locality

Páramo de Macotama, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002812

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 (Erioryzomys) monochromos

(Bangs, 1900)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

monochromos

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8348

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603456

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Thomasomys monochromus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

monochromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Thomasomys monochromos

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

monochromos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

473

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21783/22365437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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