Tylomys tumbalensis

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Tumbala Climbing Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1901-11-29. Seven new mammals from Mexico, including a new genus of rodents. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:559-563.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873492

Original name as described

Tylomys tumbalensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76059

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec9592aa-1f90-476d-82d5-54ee081ad976

Type locality

"Tumbala, Chiapas, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002843

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.

Tylomys tumbalensis

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tumbalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76059

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec9592aa-1f90-476d-82d5-54ee081ad976

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873492

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22575/22340781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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