Zygodontomys brevicauda

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Short-tailed Cane Mouse

Male. Also as Short-tailed Zygodont|Cane Mouse.
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Location:Venezuela, Guarico, CalabozaDate taken:Jan 1, 1984

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1583

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897437

Original name as described

Oryzomys brevicauda

Other common names

Short-tailed Zygodont · Cane Mouse

Type material

AMNH MO-4708, AMNH MS-5981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5981

Type locality

Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002675

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.

Total: 34 names and synonyms.

Oryzomys brevicauda

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4708, AMNH MS-5981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5981

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897437

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:524, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Allen (1899:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15958)

Oryzomys microtinus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1866.8.11.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f77e5e3-e4a6-4046-b9e8-bfd4041978d4

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343618

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Trouessart (1897:529, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys cherriei

(J. A. Allen, 1895)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9557, AMNH MS-11297

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9557 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11297

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894477

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1895:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15944)
  2. Alfaro (1897:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  3. Trouessart (1897:524, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys brevicauda

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046615

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  2. Trouessart (1897:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Thomas (1899:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16525)
  4. Trouessart (1904:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Gyldenstolpe (1932:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  6. Hershkovitz (1962:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)
  7. Saunders (1975:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7798166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72477)
  8. Husson (1978:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Hall (1981:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1991:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  13. Musser & Carleton (1993:752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  14. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  15. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23321/22356711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Zygodontomys cherriei

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046615

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  2. Trouessart (1897:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Bangs (1902:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  4. Trouessart (1904:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Goldman (1912:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20628)
  6. Allen (1916:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11551)
  7. Thomas (1916:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15231)
  8. Goldman (1920:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  9. Goodwin (1946:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Akodon frustrator

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frustrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6125, AMNH MS-7599

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6125 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-7599

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046578

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1904:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15997)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon frustator

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frustator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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)

Oryzomys sanctæmartæ

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sanctaemartae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15312

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15312

Authority page

207

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1899:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15958)
  2. Trouessart (1904:417, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys microtinus

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124405

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1899:381, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16525)
  2. Trouessart (1904:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Tate (1939:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  5. Handley (1966:783, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15322)

Zygodontomys stellæ

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stellae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.11.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45fd3026-aa22-448c-adf3-bc9ec85f3a5b

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1899:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16525)
  2. Trouessart (1904:423, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Gyldenstolpe (1932:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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