Oecomys concolor

(J. A. Wagner, 1845)

Unicolored Arboreal 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: Oecomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1845. Diagnosen einiger neuen Arten von Nagern und Handflüglern. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11:145-149.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776497

Original name as described

Hesperomys concolor

Other common names

Natterer's Oecomys · Unicolored Oecomys

Type material

NMW B482

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Flusse Curicuriari im nordwestlichen Brasilien." Interpreted by P. Hershkovitz in 1960 as "Rio Curicuriari, an affluent [= tributary] of the upper Rio Negro, entering from the right below São Gabriel [da Cachoeira], Amazonas, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Colombia · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002620

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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.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Hesperomys concolor

J. A. Wagner, 1845

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B482

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Brasilien

Type locality

Brazil: Amazonas.

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776497

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wagner (1845:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34349)
Fitzinger (1867:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Oryzomys concolor:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435069

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:525, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Trouessart (1904:420, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Hershkovitz (1960:542, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13446)
Handley (1966:780, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15322)
Saunders (1975:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7798166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72477)
Husson (1978:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
Corbet & Hill (1980:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Rhipidomys marmosurus

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.11.38

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Maipures, Upper Orinoco

Type locality

Colombia: Vichada Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9fc0ebc6-2c53-4e3e-aba5-9a5d61006a99

Authority page

378

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124402

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1899:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16525)
Trouessart (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Oecomys marmosurus:

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Tate (1939:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)

Oryzomys marmosurus:

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

marmosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410677

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

Ellerman (1941:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)

Oryzomys (Oecomys) concolor concolor:

Hershkovitz, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

545

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609952

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1960:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13446)

Oecomys concolor:

Musser & M. M. Williams, 1985

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62308739

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Williams (1985:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62308739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2809)
Musser & Carleton (1993:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Anderson (1997:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47766841/115399900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

marmorsurus:

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

marmorsurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1137

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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