Oryzomys mexicanus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Mexican 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

Allen, J.A. 1897-03-15. Further notes on mammals collected in Mexico by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(5):47-58.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046631

Original name as described

Oryzomys mexicanus

Other common names

Mexican Oryzomys · Mexican Rice Rat

Type material

AMNH MO-2128, AMNH MS-2650

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2128 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2650

Type locality

San Marcos, 3550 ft., Tonila, Jalisco, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador

Taxonomy notes

split from O. couesi

Taxonomy notes citation

Hanson, J. D., Indorf, J. L., Swier, V. J., & Bradley, R. D. (2010). Molecular divergence within the Oryzomys palustris complex: evidence for multiple species. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(2), 336-347. · 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006869

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.

Oryzomys bulleri

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bulleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6663, AMNH MS-8329

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6663 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8329

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046632

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys mexicanus

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2128, AMNH MS-2650

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2128 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2650

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046631

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Oryzomys crinitus aztecus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aztecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:51173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3961a4809-5d4f-4e6a-89dc-f181c32de5a1

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873148

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys crinitus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:50182

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32e88cf51-d2b0-44cc-8a55-328f512989fd

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873147

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys rufus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:91404

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f711325c-9583-4d28-9f9c-987ede046518

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873153

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys zygomaticus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76794

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3365837b0-cd1b-47d7-a016-5d592767f82f

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873151

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Oryzomys couesi regillus

E. A. Goldman, 1915

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

regillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:125945

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32397578f-f822-4b10-a1fa-a76d77563037

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338624

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1918:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys couesi aztecus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aztecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803842

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi crinitus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803843

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi mexicanus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803840

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi zygomaticus

E. A. Goldman, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803839

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Goldman (1918:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25803839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13280)

Oryzomys couesi lambi

Burt, 1934

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lambi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 20434 (= CIT 51024)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-20434

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34575357

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

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