Reithrodontomys nerterus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Jalisco Harvest Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Reithrodontomyini
Genus : Reithrodontomys
Subgenus : Reithrodontomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1901-11-29. Descriptions of 23 new harvest mice (genus Reithrodontomys). Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:547-558.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873483

Original name as described

Reithrodontomys colimae nerterus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:33680 (= USNM:MAMM:A45715)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ff9813f-f5fc-4d43-bc37-792335518902

Type locality

Foothill region of Sierra Nevada de Colima, altitude 6,500 ft (1,981 m), Jalisco, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

split from R. sumichrasti

Taxonomy notes citation

Arellano, E., Almendra, A. L., Martínez-Borrego, D., González-Cózatl, F. X., & Rogers, D. S. (2023). Revisiting species delimitation within Reithrodontomys sumichrasti (Rodentia: Cricetidae) using molecular and ecological evidence. Therya, 14(1), 161-179.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006722

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.

Reithrodontomys colimae nerterus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nerterus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33680 (= USNM:MAMM:A45715)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ff9813f-f5fc-4d43-bc37-792335518902

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873483

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys levipes otus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

otus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33670 (= USNM:MAMM:A45705)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e25451e9-ea84-40e3-93e7-f8cb58bfee58

Authority page

555

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873487

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys alleni

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71563

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e04f7ef-476a-4549-9659-5764e182b6d0

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803462

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys rufescens luteolus

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71558

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38aea8934-0aaf-41b0-a63c-c883ccd3d933

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803460

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1914:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Reithrodontomys otus

A. H. Howell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

otus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803458

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Howell (1914:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15644)

Reithrodontomys chrysopsis seclusus

E. R. Hall & Villa-Ramírez, 1949

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

seclusus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:52114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=2e2d1a9b-e8ca-416b-b48b-af7be541269d

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878875

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Reithrodontomys sumichrasti luteolus

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys sumichrasti nerterus

Hooper, 1952

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nerterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Hooper (1952:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2361)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Reithrodontomys nerterus luteolus

Arellano Arenas, Almendra, Martínez-Borrego, González-Cózatl, & D. S. Rogers, 2023

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority publication

Therya

Name usages

Arellano Arenas, Almendra, Martínez-Borrego, González-Cózatl & Rogers (2023:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61279)

Reithrodontomys nerterus

Arellano Arenas, Almendra, Martínez-Borrego, González-Cózatl, & D. S. Rogers, 2023

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nerterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority publication

Therya

Name usages

  1. Arellano Arenas, Almendra, Martínez-Borrego, González-Cózatl & Rogers (2023:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61279)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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