Thomasomys vulcani

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Pichincha 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. 1898-06-01. On seven new small mammals from Ecuador and Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(6):451-457.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365675

Original name as described

Aepeomys vulcani

Other common names

Pichincha Thomasomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f804774-4598-4bea-bde9-c2d790b5b6fe

Type locality

"Mount Pichincha [= Pichincha Volcano], [Pichincha Province], Ecuador, at about 12,000 feet [= 3658 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

includes rhoadsi

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/1002829

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.

Aepeomys vulcani

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulcani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.1.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7f804774-4598-4bea-bde9-c2d790b5b6fe

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365675

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Thomasomys rhoadsi

Stone, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rhoadsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 12709

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1856447

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:54) (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. Corbet & Hill (1991:154) (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)

Thomasomys rhoadsi rhoadsi

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rhoadsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Thomasomys vulcani

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulcani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99693990/22367578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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