Nyctomys sumichrasti

(de Saussure, 1860)

Sumichrast's Vesper Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Tylomyinae
Genus : Nyctomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264289

Original name as described

Hesperomys Sumichrasti

Other common names

Vesper Rat

Type material

MHNG 510.98, MHNG 510.99

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Cordillera in the provincia of Vera-Cruz, Mexico. Restricted by T. Álvarez in 1963 to Uvéro, 20 km north-west of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002834

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 Sumichrasti

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sumichrasti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 510.98, MHNG 510.99

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264289

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Thomas (1881:696, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68537)
  3. Thomas (1884:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)
  4. True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Hesperomys (Myoxomys) salvini

(Tomes, 1862)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672820

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Tomes (1862:284, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)

Hesperomys (Myoxomys) salvinii

(Tomes, 1862)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.93

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55b0670e-98cd-46e9-aaac-2137322906c3

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672821

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Tomes (1862:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)

Myoxomys Salvinii

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Nyctomys Sumichrasti

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sumichrasti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476775

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Bangs (1902:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  3. Goldman (1920:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  4. Goodwin (1946:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  5. Burt & Stirton (1961:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Musser & Carleton (1993:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  10. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  11. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14999/115124642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sitomys (Rhipidomys) decolorus

(F. W. True, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

decolorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:21092 (= USNM:MAMM:A36129)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363722f8b-2de1-49ab-afd6-fabab9f57324

Authority page

689

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15781071

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Rhipidomys Sumichrasti

(O. Thomas, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sumichrasti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211244

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1896:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)
  2. Allen (1897:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)

Rhipodomys sumichrasti

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sumichrasti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1899:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15958)

Nyctomys decolorus

Bangs, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

decolorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199101

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Bangs (1902:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Nyctomys nitellinus

Bangs, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:10249

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:10249

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199101

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nyctomys salvini

Bangs, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199100

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005:1187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nyctomys sumichrasti venustulus

E. A. Goldman, 1916

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

venustulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33149 (= USNM:MAMM:A45153)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38e8d0564-6dae-44bd-b535-607eb2f6244a

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336451

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti nitellinus

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nitellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263201

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti costaricensis

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

costaricensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:250331

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bf6e68ce-123f-46e2-ab31-468ca025429b

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702012

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti florencei

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

florencei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:131420, UCLA Mammals 12765

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-12765 https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:131420

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702011

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti pallidulus

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pallidulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73302

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d15b8d33-a8da-484d-9942-d550b4da581a

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702010

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti colimensis

Laurie, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

colimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1952.324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8fdc9be6-8070-4f61-bec0-a6cce745233c

Authority page

390

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti decolorus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

decolorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

532

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti salvini

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

532

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Nyctomys sumichrasti sumichrasti

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sumichrasti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

532

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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