Phyllotis vaccarum

O. Thomas, 1912

Punta de Vacas Leaf-eared Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1912-10-01. New bats and rodents from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)10(58):403-411.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640479

Original name as described

Phyllotis darwini vaccarum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96d46fda-794f-48f9-87da-05fbef10d3c4

Type locality

Las Vacas [= Punta de Vacas], Argentine slope of Cordillera opposite Mendoza. Alt. 2500 m,” Mendoza, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

split from P. xanthopygus

Taxonomy notes citation

Ojeda, A. A., Teta, P., Pablo Jayat, J., Lanzone, C., Cornejo, P., Novillo, A., & Ojeda, R. A. (2021). Phylogenetic relationships among cryptic species of the Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Zoologica Scripta, 00, 1-13.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006542

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.

Phyllotis darwini vaccarum

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vaccarum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.51

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96d46fda-794f-48f9-87da-05fbef10d3c4

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640479

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Yepes (1935:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis ricardulus

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ricardulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.2.7.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d964ff77-5aa3-4bb8-b8a9-a22d235a6f65

Authority page

493

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688442

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis oreigenus

Cabrera, 1926

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oreigenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 5682

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Phyllotis wolffhuegeli

Mann, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

wolffhuegeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:391813

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/393339b34-b733-4348-95e6-8063bf6de5af

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Biológica (Santiago, Chile)

Name usages

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

Phyllotis darwinii vaccarum

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vaccarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Phyllotis xanthopygus ricardulus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ricardulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

526

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phyllotis vaccarum

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vaccarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006542

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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