Eligmodontia typus

F. Cuvier, 1837

Lowland Gerbil Mouse

Side view of adult. Image on cover of Journal of Mammalogy 92(6). Also as Eastern Patagonian Laucha|Highland Gerbil Mouse.
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Location:Argentina, Rio Negro, General Roca, 1.35 km W, 2.34 km N Villa Manzano, 305 m elev.Date taken:Jun 27, 2010

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1899

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cuvier, F. 1837. Du genre Eligmodonte et de l'Eligmodonte de Buenos-Ayres. Eligmodontia typus. Annales des sciences naturelles (2)7:168-171.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2254906

Original name as described

Eligmodontia typus

Other common names

Eastern Patagonian Laucha · Highland Gerbil Mouse

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"environs de Buenos-Ayres [= Buenos Aires], " Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002708

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 11 names and synonyms.

Eligmodontia typus

F. Cuvier, 1837

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2254906

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Trouessart (1897:532, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Lahille (1899:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  4. Trouessart (1904:427, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Allen (1905:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34943)
  6. Thomas (1916:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15612302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19824)
  7. Gyldenstolpe (1932:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  8. Hershkovitz (1962:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2745048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2497)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Musser & Carleton (1993:701) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  13. Steppan (1995:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2843623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2648)
  14. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  15. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. D'Elía, Canto-Hernández, Ossa, Verde-Arregoitia, Bostelmann, Iriarte, Amador, Quiroga-Carmona, Hurtado, Cadenillas & Valdez (2020:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67620)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48303074/115401178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus elegans

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.173

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570904

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Hesperomys typus

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548735

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Calomys typus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Calomys elegans

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Hesperomys elegans

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

449

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826807

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1884:449, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

Eligmodon elegans

O. Thomas, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

308

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211249

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1896:308, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)

Eligmodontia elegans

Matschie, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241833

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1898:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  2. Gyldenstolpe (1932:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  3. Yepes (1935:226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  4. Osgood (1943:199, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)

Eligmodontia morgani pamparum

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pamparum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/304fd1bc-50fc-4dd5-abe1-c1c98f6fa5ed

Authority page

572

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22100059

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1916:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15612303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19824)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eligmodontia marica

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

marica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.11.11.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3dd9661f-3b32-465e-bd4f-2f8bdf1b5094

Authority page

483

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15631212

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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