Oryzomys fulgens
O. Thomas, 1893
Xochimilco Marsh Rice 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 | : Oryzomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1893-05-01. Notes on some Mexican Oryzomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)11(65):402-405.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344745Original name as described
Oryzomys fulgens
Other common names
Xochimilco Oryzomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1870.6.20.3
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/46259c04-b71f-4952-8634-761c251bf693Type locality
Mexico. Restricted by C. H. Merriam in 1901 to "southern Mexico, probably in or near the Valley of Mexico [= Basin of Mexico].
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from O. couesi
Taxonomy notes citation
González-Ruiz, N., Ramírez-Pulido, J., Jiménez-Gutiérrez, A. R., & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2024). Rediscovery of Oryzomys fulgens: implications for the taxonomy of Oryzomys. Therya, 15(2), 230-230.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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