Sigmodon fulviventer

J. A. Allen, 1889

Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat

Dorso-lateral view of captive.
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Location:USA, MI, Ingham Co., East Lansing, Michigan State University, The MuseumDate taken:Jan 1, 1980

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 549

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1889-10-21. Notes on a collection of mammals from southern Mexico, with descriptions of new species of the genera Sciurus, Tamias and Sigmodon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(16):165-181.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898644

Original name as described

Sigmodon fulviventer

Type material

AMNH MO-1244, AMNH MS-1975

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1975

Type locality

Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ, NM, TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002744

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: 11 names and synonyms.

Sigmodon fulviventer

J. A. Allen, 1889

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-1244, AMNH MS-1975

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1975

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898644

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1890:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10046)
  2. Allen (1897:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)
  3. Trouessart (1897:523, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  4. Bailey (1902:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  5. Trouessart (1904:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  6. Anderson (1972:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Hall (1981:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:466, 467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Musser & Carleton (1993:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  12. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  13. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  14. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20212/22355460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sigmodon minima

Mearns, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:21187 (= USNM:MAMM:A37291)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/307b84d3a-8c32-4047-90c2-3b9ea3997633

Authority page

130

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675128

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Sigmodon minimus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

523

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435067

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:523, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Bailey (1902:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  3. Trouessart (1904:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Lange (1960:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)

Sigmodon melanotis

V. O. Bailey, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:50190

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ee448ec-ed51-4dc3-b83f-06f3096009e8

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365015

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1902:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15146)
  2. Trouessart (1904:414, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Sigmodon minimus goldmani

V. O. Bailey, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:167625

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e69752f8-0fa6-4dfc-b004-aad9caa09673

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337823

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sigmodon minimus woodi

M. C. Gardner, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

woodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:266327

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ba0e2179-950a-42be-99bf-0caf3545c901

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Sigmodon fulviventer minimus

S. Anderson, 1972

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

356

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1972:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  2. Hall (1981:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sigmodon fulviventer fulviventer

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

742

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sigmodon fulviventer goldmani

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

742

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sigmodon fulviventer melanotis

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

742

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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