Delomys dorsalis

(Hensel, 1872)

Striped Atlantic Forest Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hensel, R. 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethiere Süd-Brasiliens. Buchdrückerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, 130 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561817

Original name as described

Hesperomys dorsalis

Other common names

Striped Delomys

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Süden Brasiliens." Restricted by F. D. de Avila-Pires in 1994 to "Taquara, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes collinus; recently allocated to the tribe Delomyini after being considered incertae sedis at the tribal level

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. 2015. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1290 pp. a#27628 · Bangs, M.R., Percequillo, A.R., Pacheco, V.R. and Steppan, S.J. 2025. Phylogenomics of sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): Cloud forests and Pliocene extinction explain the timing and spread of an iconic South American radiation. PLoS ONE 20(11):e0317165. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0317165

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002507

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.

Hesperomys dorsalis

(Hensel, 1872)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561817

Authority publication

Berlin

Hesperomys dorsalis var. obscura

(Leche, 1886)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

696

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9960327

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

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

Akodon dorsalis

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435081

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:537, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)

Acodon dorsalis lechei

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lechei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423315

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:434, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys dorsalis

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423301

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Acodon dorsalis

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423315

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:434, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Delomys dorsalis collinus

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

collinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.2.23.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/738915ba-314a-4f01-8027-57f29a62358b

Authority page

197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593531

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1917:197, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13448)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Delomys dorsalis

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593530

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1917:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18593530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13448)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6329/115081166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Delomys dorsalis dorsalis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Delomys dorsalis lechei

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lechei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Thomasomys dorsalis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Delomys collinus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

collinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136338/22333711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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