Holochilus nanus

O. Thomas, 1897

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-05-01. Notes on some S.-American Muridæ. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)19(113):494-501.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267983

Original name as described

Holochilus nanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ed648b2-23c5-4764-bd2e-42c8fa41b22d

Type locality

Soure, Ilha do Marajó, mouth of Rio Amazonas, Brazil (01°00′S, 49°30′W).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

split from H. sciureus

Taxonomy notes citation

Prado, J. R., Knowles, L. L., & Percequillo, A. R. (2021). A new species of South America marsh rat (Holochilus, Cricetidae) from northeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, XX(X), 1-19. · do Prado, J. R., Knowles, L. L., & Percequillo, A. R. (2021). New species boundaries and the diversification history of marsh rat taxa clarify historical connections among ecologically and geographically distinct wetlands of South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 155, 106992.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006586

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.

Holochilus nanus

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.4.1.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ed648b2-23c5-4764-bd2e-42c8fa41b22d

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267983

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1897:495, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19905)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Holochilus guianæ

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.87

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f31183fa-de6a-4b00-babd-bd9c4f30c110

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980193

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1904:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15997)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Holochilus amazonicus

Osgood, 1915

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:20136

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=89d86b2e-dec7-4079-a030-267d59a3f012

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2643058

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Holochilus incarum

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

incarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:194915

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e2549683-18f2-4820-bc55-6c62e79b7cb4

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7290324

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Holochilus sciureus berbicensis

Morrison-Scott, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

berbicensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.6.24.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c14d29b5-5218-4e91-8e88-b53548704ce5

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Holochilus brasiliensis nanus

Husson, 1978

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Zoölogische Monographieën

Name usages

Husson (1978:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)

Holochilus sciureus amazonicus

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amazonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

470

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

berbericensis

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

berbericensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1119

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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