Thomasomys pyrrhonotus

(O. Thomas, 1886)

Reddish-backed 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. 1886-12-01. Note on _Hesperomys pyrrhorhinus_, Pr. Max. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)18(108):421-423.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15619335

Original name as described

Hesperomys pyrrhonotus

Other common names

Reddish-backed Thomasomys · Thomas's Oldfield Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1881.9.7.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ced91c-2fc1-4078-a10a-721455f44722

Type locality

Tambillo, Río Malleta, Cajamarca, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. auricularis

Taxonomy notes citation

Tirira, D. (2007). Mamíferos del Ecuador. Guía de campo. Publicación especial sobre los mamíferos del Ecuador 6. Quito: Ediciones Murciélago Blanco.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002822

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.

Hesperomys pyrrhonotus

(O. Thomas, 1886)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pyrrhonotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1881.9.7.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ced91c-2fc1-4078-a10a-721455f44722

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15619335

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Thomasomys pyrrhonotus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pyrrhonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96789732/22365173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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