Wilfredomys oenax

(O. Thomas, 1928)

Red-nosed Tree Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1928-01-01. A new Thomasomys from Rio Grande do Sul. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)1(1):154-155.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932808672757

Original name as described

Thomasomys oenax

Other common names

Greater Wilfred's Mouse · Rufous-nosed Wilfredomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1927.11.19.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e6015a1-525e-47f7-bb5d-7ca34675964c

Type locality

São Lourenço do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Uruguay

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002833

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.

Thomasomys oenax

(O. Thomas, 1928)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oenax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.11.19.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e6015a1-525e-47f7-bb5d-7ca34675964c

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:55) (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)

Wilfredomys oenax

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oenax

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 (2017:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23077/22368690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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