Thomasomys princeps

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Principal 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

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/25122538

Original name as described

Oryzomys princeps

Other common names

Principal Thomasomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9782ca5-f394-4b5e-9c5e-e8775a7f1c2d

Type locality

Bogotá Region, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia

Taxonomy notes

split from T. aureus

Taxonomy notes citation

Pacheco, V. (2003). Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data. Ph.D. dissertation, City University, New York.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002821

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 princeps

(O. Thomas, 1895)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.8.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9782ca5-f394-4b5e-9c5e-e8775a7f1c2d

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122538

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Thomasomys princeps

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

princeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96801288/96801291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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