MDD v2.1 Taxonomy Changes
Taxonomy changes from v2.0 to v2.1, released April 6, 2025.
215 taxonomy changes
Back to release notes| Old name | New name | Category | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthops ornatus | Anthops ornatus | common name | common name changed to Solomons Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Asellia arabica | Asellia arabica | common name | common name changed to Arabian Trident Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Asellia italosomalica | Asellia italosomalica | common name | common name changed to Somalian Trident Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Asellia patrizii | Asellia patrizii | common name | common name changed to Patrizi's Trident Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Asellia tridens | Asellia tridens | common name | common name changed to Geoffroy's Trident Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Beatragus hunteri | Beatragus hunteri | common name | common name changed to Hirola | NA |
| Brachyphylla cavernarum | Brachyphylla cavernarum | common name | common name changed to Eastern Antillean Fruit-eating Bat | NA |
| Brachyphylla nana | Brachyphylla nana | common name | common name changed to Western Antillian Fruit-eating Bat | NA |
| Callosciurus caniceps | Callosciurus caniceps | common name | common name changed to Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel | NA |
| Coelops frithii | Coelops frithii | common name | common name changed to East Asian Tailless Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Coelops hirsutus | Coelops hirsutus | common name | common name changed to Philippine Tailless Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Coelops robinsoni | Coelops robinsoni | common name | common name changed to Malayan Tailless Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Dasypus beniensis | Dasypus beniensis | common name | common name changed to Eastern Greater Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Dasypus kappleri | Dasypus kappleri | common name | common name changed to Guianan Greater Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Dasypus mazzai | Dasypus mazzai | common name | common name changed to Yungas Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Dasypus pastasae | Dasypus pastasae | common name | common name changed to Western Greater Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Dasypus sabanicola | Dasypus sabanicola | common name | common name changed to Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Dasypus septemcinctus | Dasypus septemcinctus | common name | common name changed to Seven-banded Long-nosed Armadillo | NA |
| Doryrhina camerunensis | Doryrhina camerunensis | common name | common name changed to Greater Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Doryrhina cyclops | Doryrhina cyclops | common name | common name changed to Cyclops Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Eozapus setchuanus | Eozapus setchuanus | common name | common name changed to Sichuan Jumping Mouse | NA |
| Hippocamelus antisensis | Hippocamelus antisensis | common name | common name changed to Northern Huemul | NA |
| Hippocamelus bisulcus | Hippocamelus bisulcus | common name | common name changed to Southern Huemul | NA |
| Hipposideros abae | Hipposideros abae | common name | common name changed to Aba Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros alongensis | Hipposideros alongensis | common name | common name changed to Ha Long Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros antricola | Hipposideros antricola | common name | common name changed to Philippine Dusky Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros armiger | Hipposideros armiger | common name | common name changed to Great Himalayan Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros ater | Hipposideros ater | common name | common name changed to Common Dusky Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros beatus | Hipposideros beatus | common name | common name changed to Benito Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros bicolor | Hipposideros bicolor | common name | common name changed to Bicolored Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros boeadii | Hipposideros boeadii | common name | common name changed to Boeadi's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros breviceps | Hipposideros breviceps | common name | common name changed to Short-headed Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros caffer | Hipposideros caffer | common name | common name changed to Sundevall's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros calcaratus | Hipposideros calcaratus | common name | common name changed to Spurred Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros cervinus | Hipposideros cervinus | common name | common name changed to Fawn-colored Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros cineraceus | Hipposideros cineraceus | common name | common name changed to Least Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros coronatus | Hipposideros coronatus | common name | common name changed to Large Mindanao Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros corynophyllus | Hipposideros corynophyllus | common name | common name changed to Telefomin Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros coxi | Hipposideros coxi | common name | common name changed to Cox's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros crumeniferus | Hipposideros crumeniferus | common name | common name changed to Timor Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros curtus | Hipposideros curtus | common name | common name changed to Short-tailed Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros demissus | Hipposideros demissus | common name | common name changed to Makira Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros diadema | Hipposideros diadema | common name | common name changed to Diadem Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros dinops | Hipposideros dinops | common name | common name changed to Fierce Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros doriae | Hipposideros doriae | common name | common name changed to Bornean Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros durgadasi | Hipposideros durgadasi | common name | common name changed to Durga Das's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros dyacorum | Hipposideros dyacorum | common name | common name changed to Dayak Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros edwardshilli | Hipposideros edwardshilli | common name | common name changed to Hill's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros einnaythu | Hipposideros einnaythu | common name | common name changed to House-dwelling Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros fuliginosus | Hipposideros fuliginosus | common name | common name changed to Sooty Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros fulvus | Hipposideros fulvus | common name | common name changed to Fulvus Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros galeritus | Hipposideros galeritus | common name | common name changed to Cantor's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros gentilis | Hipposideros gentilis | common name | common name changed to Andersen's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros grandis | Hipposideros grandis | common name | common name changed to Grand Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros griffini | Hipposideros griffini | common name | common name changed to Griffin's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros halophyllus | Hipposideros halophyllus | common name | common name changed to Thailand Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros hypophyllus | Hipposideros hypophyllus | common name | common name changed to Kolar Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros inexpectatus | Hipposideros inexpectatus | common name | common name changed to Crested Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros inornatus | Hipposideros inornatus | common name | common name changed to Arnhem Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros jonesi | Hipposideros jonesi | common name | common name changed to Jones's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros khaokhouayensis | Hipposideros khaokhouayensis | common name | common name changed to Phou Khao Khouay Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros kingstonae | Hipposideros kingstonae | common name | common name changed to Kingston's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros kunzi | Hipposideros kunzi | common name | common name changed to Kunz's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros lamottei | Hipposideros lamottei | common name | common name changed to Lamotte's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros lankadiva | Hipposideros lankadiva | common name | common name changed to Indian Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros larvatus | Hipposideros larvatus | common name | common name changed to Horsfield's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros lekaguli | Hipposideros lekaguli | common name | common name changed to Large Asian Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros lylei | Hipposideros lylei | common name | common name changed to Shield-faced Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros macrobullatus | Hipposideros macrobullatus | common name | common name changed to Big-eared Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros madurae | Hipposideros madurae | common name | common name changed to Maduran Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros maggietaylorae | Hipposideros maggietaylorae | common name | common name changed to Maggie Taylor's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros marisae | Hipposideros marisae | common name | common name changed to Aellen's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros megalotis | Hipposideros megalotis | common name | common name changed to Large-eared Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros muscinus | Hipposideros muscinus | common name | common name changed to Fly River Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros nequam | Hipposideros nequam | common name | common name changed to Malayan Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros nicobarulae | Hipposideros nicobarulae | common name | common name changed to Nicobar Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros obscurus | Hipposideros obscurus | common name | common name changed to Philippine Forest Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros orbiculus | Hipposideros orbiculus | common name | common name changed to Orbiculus Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros papua | Hipposideros papua | common name | common name changed to Biak Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros pelingensis | Hipposideros pelingensis | common name | common name changed to Peleng Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros pendleburyi | Hipposideros pendleburyi | common name | common name changed to Pendlebury's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros pomona | Hipposideros pomona | common name | common name changed to Pomona Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros poutensis | Hipposideros poutensis | common name | common name changed to Allen's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros pygmaeus | Hipposideros pygmaeus | common name | common name changed to Philippine Pygmy Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros ridleyi | Hipposideros ridleyi | common name | common name changed to Ridley's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros rotalis | Hipposideros rotalis | common name | common name changed to Laotian Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros ruber | Hipposideros ruber | common name | common name changed to Noack's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros scutinares | Hipposideros scutinares | common name | common name changed to Shield-nosed Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros semoni | Hipposideros semoni | common name | common name changed to Semon's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros sorenseni | Hipposideros sorenseni | common name | common name changed to Sorensen's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros speoris | Hipposideros speoris | common name | common name changed to Schneider's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros stenotis | Hipposideros stenotis | common name | common name changed to Northern Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros sumbae | Hipposideros sumbae | common name | common name changed to Sumban Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros swinhoii | Hipposideros swinhoii | common name | common name changed to Swinhoe's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros tephrus | Hipposideros tephrus | common name | common name changed to Maghreb Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros turpis | Hipposideros turpis | common name | common name changed to Lesser Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Hipposideros wollastoni | Hipposideros wollastoni | common name | common name changed to Wollaston's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Leopoldamys siporanus | Leopoldamys siporanus | common name | common name changed to Mentawai Long-tailed Giant Rat | NA |
| Lyroderma lyra | Lyroderma lyra | common name | common name changed to Indian Greater False-vampire | NA |
| Macronycteris commersonii | Macronycteris commersonii | common name | common name changed to Commerson's Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Macronycteris cryptovalorona | Macronycteris cryptovalorona | common name | common name changed to Madagascar Cryptic Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Macronycteris gigas | Macronycteris gigas | common name | common name changed to Giant Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Macronycteris thomensis | Macronycteris thomensis | common name | common name changed to Sao Tome Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Macronycteris vittata | Macronycteris vittata | common name | common name changed to Striped Round-leaf Bat | NA |
| Monophyllus plethodon | Monophyllus plethodon | common name | common name changed to Eastern Antillean Single-leaf Bat | NA |
| Monophyllus redmani | Monophyllus redmani | common name | common name changed to Western Antillean Single-leaf Bat | NA |
| Oxymycterus paramensis | Oxymycterus paramensis | common name | common name changed to Northern Páramo Hocicudo | NA |
| Phataginus tetradactylus | Phataginus tetradactylus | common name | common name changed to Black-bellied Pangolin | NA |
| Phataginus tricuspis | Phataginus tricuspis | common name | common name changed to White-bellied Pangolin | NA |
| Philantomba walteri | Philantomba walteri | common name | common name changed to Walter's Duiker | NA |
| Rattus lugens | Rattus lugens | common name | common name changed to Mentawai Rat | NA |
| Scaptonyx fusicauda | Scaptonyx fusicauda | common name | common name changed to Northern Long-tailed Mole | NA |
| Sminthopsis virginiae | Sminthopsis virginiae | common name | common name changed to Eastern Red-cheeked Dunnart | NA |
| Thomasomys ischyrus | Thomasomys ischyrus | common name | common name changed to Long-tailed Oldfield Mouse | NA |
| NA | Coendou vossi | de novo | recently described | Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Mazepa, G. O., Morales-Martínez, D. M., Suárez-Castro, A. F., Colmenares-Pinzón, J. E., Pulido-Santacruz, P., & Noguera-Urbano, E. A. (2025). A review of the Quichua Porcupine Coendou quichua complex (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) with the description of a new species from Colombia. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae140. |
| NA | Crocidura binco | de novo | recently described | Hutterer, R., Jocque, M., Mertens, J., Mpongo, D.M. and Mbende, M. 2024-08-29. Three small species of shrews (Soricidae) from the Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, representing two new taxa and a new record. Mammalia (in press). |
| NA | Crocidura darvishi | de novo | recently described | Mahmoudi, A., Shad, H. H., & Kryštufek, B. (2025). White-toothed shrew (genus Crocidura) diversity in Iran: Molecular evidence and taxonomic implications. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 314, 149-158. |
| NA | Crocidura medogensis | de novo | recently described | Shunde, C. H. E. N., Siyu, Y. A. N. G., Jiao, Q. I. N. G., Ronghui, F. A. N., Keyi, T. A. N. G., Rui, L. I. A. O., ... & Shaoying, L. I. U. (2024). Two new species of genus Crocidura (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Xizang, China. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 44(5), 529. |
| NA | Crocidura salonga | de novo | recently described | Hutterer, R., Jocque, M., Mertens, J., Mpongo, D.M. and Mbende, M. 2024-08-29. Three small species of shrews (Soricidae) from the Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, representing two new taxa and a new record. Mammalia (in press). |
| NA | Crocidura zhadaensis | de novo | recently described | Shunde, C. H. E. N., Siyu, Y. A. N. G., Jiao, Q. I. N. G., Ronghui, F. A. N., Keyi, T. A. N. G., Rui, L. I. A. O., ... & Shaoying, L. I. U. (2024). Two new species of genus Crocidura (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Xizang, China. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 44(5), 529. |
| NA | Ctenomys chechehet | de novo | recently described | Mapelli, F.J., Esquenazi, S.M., Teta, P., Austrich, A., Kittlein, M.J., Pereyra, D., Tammone, M.N. and Mora, M.S. 2024-12. Stuck between rivers: a new species of Ctenomys from northern Argentine Patagonia. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 31(38):1-15. |
| NA | Ctenomys terraplen | de novo | recently described | Brook, F., González, B., Tomasco, I.H., Verzi, D.H. and Martin, G.M. 2024-10-17. Within the forest: a new species of Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) from northwestern Patagonia. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| NA | Dendromus pseudomystacalis | de novo | recently described | Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Mikula, O., Bryjová, A., Meheretu, Y. and Bryja, J. 2024-10-17. Taxonomic revision and evolutionary history of the climbing mice in eastern Africa (Dendromus mystacalis clade): the role of elevation and geographical barriers in the speciation process. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (in press). |
| NA | Dendromus rogersi | de novo | recently described | Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Mikula, O., Bryjová, A., Meheretu, Y. and Bryja, J. 2024-10-17. Taxonomic revision and evolutionary history of the climbing mice in eastern Africa (Dendromus mystacalis clade): the role of elevation and geographical barriers in the speciation process. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (in press). |
| NA | Eozapus wanglangensis | de novo | recently described | Yang, S., Xie, F., Zhou, C., Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Liu, S., & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Eozapus (Mammalia, Rodentia, Zapodidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(2), 597-608. |
| NA | Hipposideros srilankaensis | de novo | recently described | Srinivasulu, B., Kusuminda, T., Srinivasulu, A., Ukuwela, K.D.B., Amarasinghe, C.J., Siriwardana, S., Kaur, H., Mannakkara, A., Soisook, P., Kamalakannan, M., Yapa, W.B. and Srinivasulu, C. 2025-02-25. Taxonomic revision of the South Asian allies of Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846. Zootaxa 5590(4):507-530. |
| NA | Murina yuanyang | de novo | recently described | Mou, X., Qian, Y., Li, M., Li, B., Luo, X. and Li, S. 2024-08-15. A new species of Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Yunnan, China. Animals 14(2371):1-15. |
| NA | Murina yushuensis | de novo | recently described | Wang, X., Han, X., Csorba, G., Wu, Y., Chen, H., Zhao, X., ... & Lu, Z. (2024). A new species of Tube-nosed Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murina) from Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae104. |
| NA | Myotis guarani | de novo | recently described | Novaes, R. L. M., Cláudio, V. C., Bertocchi, N. A., de Oliveira, K., Semedo, T. B., Saldanha, J., ... & Moratelli, R. (2025). Unveiling the shelf life: a new cryptic species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from South America revealed by an integrative taxonomy approach. Journal of Mammalogy, gyaf016. |
| NA | Neodon lhozhagensis | de novo | recently described | Wang, S.-Y., Li, Y.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-Y., Wang, H.-.J., He, S.-W., Onditi, K. O., Khanal, L., Li, X.-Y., Chen, Z.-Z., & Jiang, X.-L. (2024). A new species of mountain vole (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Neodon) from South Xizang, China. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 1(4), 282-289. |
| NA | Neohylomys vietnamensis | de novo | recently described | Bannikova, A.A., Lebedev, V.S., Gorchkhanov, D., Fei, L., Dung, D.T., Hai, B.T., Kruskop, S.V., Rozhnov, V.V. and Abramov, A.V. 2024-11-27. A new species of Neohylomys (Eulipotyphla: Galericidae) from northern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5541(3):294-306. |
| NA | Notiosorex carrawayae | de novo | recently described | Camargo, I., Polly, P.David, Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. and Stuhler, J.D. 2024-09-27. Paleophylogeography of Notiosorex desert shrews with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 105(5):1067-1082. |
| NA | Rhagomys jequitiba | de novo | recently described | Bonvicino, C.R., Pires, C., Lanes, R. de O. and Faria, M.B. 2024-09-13. The rare rodent genus Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): biogeographical patterns and description of a new species. Mammal Research (in press). |
| NA | Rhinolophus kirghisorum | de novo | recently described | Benda, P., Ševčík, M., Horáček, I., Uvizl, M., Reiter, A., & Uhrin, M. (2024). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 17. New records of bats and their ectoparasites from Tajikistan with a review of these faunas of the country including a description of a new species of horseshoe bat. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem , 88 , 1-213. |
| NA | Rhinolophus webalai | de novo | recently described | Patterson, B.D., Demos, T.C., Torrent, L., Grunwald, A.L., Montauban, C., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., McDonough, M.M., Dick, C.W., Bartonjo, M., Schoeman, M.Corrie, Ruedas, L.A. and Juste, J. 2024-09-13. Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| NA | Scaptonyx wangi | de novo | recently described | Song, W.-y., Chen, Z.-z., Li, Q., Hu, W.-h., Zhou, H.-W., Xie, M.-R., Li, X.-y. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-03-15. Taxonomic revision of the Long-tailed Mole (Talpidae: Scaptonyx) with description of a new species from the Gaoligong Mountains. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| NA | Thomasomys igor | de novo | recently described | Brito, J., García, R., Castellanos, F.X., Gavilanes, G., Curay, J., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Reyes-Barriga, D., Guayasamin, J.M., Salazar-Bravo, J. and Pinto, C.M. 2024-11-05. Two new species of Thomasomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the western Andes of Ecuador and an updated phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. Vertebrate Zoology 74:709-734. |
| NA | Thomasomys otavalo | de novo | recently described | Brito, J., García, R., Castellanos, F.X., Gavilanes, G., Curay, J., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Reyes-Barriga, D., Guayasamin, J.M., Salazar-Bravo, J. and Pinto, C.M. 2024-11-05. Two new species of Thomasomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the western Andes of Ecuador and an updated phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. Vertebrate Zoology 74:709-734. |
| NA | Typhlomys taxuansis | de novo | recently described | Balakirev, A., Phuong, B. and Rozhnov, V.V. 2024-10-29. Typhlomys taxuansis (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae): new species of the genus from northern Vietnam with notes on conservation status and distribution. Biodiversity Data Journal 12(e133363):1-21. |
| NA | Uropsilus funiushanensis | de novo | recently described | Jiang, H., Yang, Y., Zhou, Y., Tian, J., & Lu, J. (2025). Molecular Phylogeny of Uropsilus (Talpidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) With a New Species Described From Henan Province, China. Ecology and Evolution, 15(2), e70928. |
| Nycticeinops crassulus | Afropipistrellus crassulus | genus change | moved from Nycticeinops to Afropipistrellus | Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152. |
| Nycticeinops eisentrauti | Afropipistrellus eisentrauti | genus change | moved from Nycticeinops to Afropipistrellus | Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152. |
| Nycticeinops grandidieri | Afropipistrellus grandidieri | genus change | moved from Nycticeinops to Afropipistrellus | Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152. |
| Nycticeinops happoldorum | Afropipistrellus happoldorum | genus change | moved from Nycticeinops to Afropipistrellus | Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152. |
| Nycticeinops macrocephalus | Afropipistrellus macrocephalus | genus change | moved from Nycticeinops to Afropipistrellus | Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152. |
| Handleyomys alfaroi | Casiomys alfaroi | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys chapmani | Casiomys chapmani | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys guerrerensis | Casiomys guerrerensis | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys melanotis | Casiomys melanotis | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys rhabdops | Casiomys rhabdops | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys rostratus | Casiomys rostratus | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Handleyomys saturatior | Casiomys saturatior | genus change | moved from Handleyomys to Casiomys | Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1 |
| Thomomys atrovarius | Megascapheus atrovarius | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus bottae | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bulbivorus | Megascapheus bulbivorus | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys nayarensis | Megascapheus nayarensis | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys sheldoni | Megascapheus sheldoni | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys townsendii | Megascapheus townsendii | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys umbrinus | Megascapheus umbrinus | genus change | moved from Thomomys to Megascapheus | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Tadarida aegyptiaca | Nyctinomus aegyptiacus | genus change | moved from Tadarida to Nyctinomus | Benda, P., Faizolâhi, K., Andreas, M., Obuch, J., Reiter, A., Ševčík, M., ... & Ashrafi, S. (2012). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76(1-4), 163-582. |
| Abrocoma famatina | Abrocoma cinerea | lump | lumped into A. cinerea | González-Pinilla, F. J., Latorre, C., & Palma, R. E. (2024). Molecular systematics of chinchilla rats and taxonomic assessment of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex. Journal of Mammalogy, 105(6), 1446-1457. |
| Abrocoma uspallata | Abrocoma schistacea | lump | lumped into A. schistacea | González-Pinilla, F. J., Latorre, C., & Palma, R. E. (2024). Molecular systematics of chinchilla rats and taxonomic assessment of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex. Journal of Mammalogy, 105(6), 1446-1457. |
| Daptomys mussoi | Daptomys peruviensis | lump | lumped into D. peruviensis | Brito, J., Vega-Yánez, M. A., Guaya-Ramos, J. P., Polo, M., Koch, C., Tinoco, N., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2025). Soft anatomy and morphological variation in Daptomys peruviensis (Rodentia, Cricetidae), a rare ichthyomyine from the northwestern Amazonian forests. PeerJ, 13, e18997. |
| Episoriculus umbrinus | Episoriculus caudatus | lump | lumped into E. caudatus | Liu, Y., Wang, X., Wan, T., Liao, R., Chen, S., Liu, S., & Yue, B. (2025). Integrative phylogenetic analysis of the genus Episoriculus (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). PloS one, 20(1), e0299624. |
| Hypsugo stubbei | Hypsugo savii | lump | lumped into H. savii | Gojznikar, J., & Mayer, F. (2024). Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species. Mammalian Biology, 1-12. |
| Lagostomus crassus | Lagostomus maximus | lump | lumped into L. maximus | Hadler, P., Galliari, C. A., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2024). Chancy History of a Supposedly Vanished South American Rodent, Lagostomus crassus, with Remarks on Recent Extinctions in Caviomorphs. In Plains Vizcachas: Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent (pp. 81-97). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. |
| Lagostomus crassus | Lagostomus maximus | dextinction | dextinction by lumping the extinct form L. crassus into L. maximus | Hadler, P., Galliari, C. A., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2024). Chancy History of a Supposedly Vanished South American Rodent, Lagostomus crassus, with Remarks on Recent Extinctions in Caviomorphs. In Plains Vizcachas: Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent (pp. 81-97). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. |
| Microcebus marohita | Microcebus jollyae | lump | lumped into M. jollyae | Van Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., ... & Salmona, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-16. |
| Microcebus ganzhorni | Microcebus murinus | lump | lumped into M. murinus | Van Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., ... & Salmona, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-16. |
| Microcebus manitatra | Microcebus murinus | lump | lumped into M. murinus | Van Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., ... & Salmona, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-16. |
| Microcebus bongolavensis | Microcebus ravelobensis | lump | lumped into M. ravelobensis | Van Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., ... & Salmona, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-16. |
| Microcebus boraha | Microcebus simmonsi | lump | lumped into M. simmonsi | Van Elst, T., Sgarlata, G. M., Schüßler, D., Tiley, G. P., Poelstra, J. W., Scheumann, M., ... & Salmona, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-16. |
| Mops shortridgei | Mops chapini | lump | lumped into Mops chapini tentatively pending further revision | Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., & Schoeman, M. C. (2020). Bats of southern and central Africa: a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Wits University Press. |
| Petaurista mishmiensis | Petaurista nobilis | lump | lumped into P. nobilis (suggested to be a subspecies) | Quan, L. I., Xueyou, L. I., Xiangle, Z. E. N. G., Haotian, B. A. I., Jackson, S., Zhechang, H. U., ... & Xuelong, J. I. A. N. G. (2024). Petaurista nobilis and Priapomys leonardi found in Xizang Autonomous Region of China. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 44(5), 574. |
| Sorex fontinalis | Sorex cinereus | lump | lumped into S. cinereus | Diersing, V. E. (2024). The Tuckahoe Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus nigriculus Green, 1932, Warrants Recognition as a Distinct Subspecies. Northeastern Naturalist, 31(3), 339-354. |
| Murina fanjingshanensis | NA | removed | removed for now because the name is unavailable | He, F., Xiao, N. and Zhou, J. 2015. A new species of Murina from China (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Cave Research 2(2):1-7. |
| Chinchilla lanigera | Chinchilla laniger | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp. URL: https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635 |
| Hypsugo alaschanicus | Hypsugo alashanicus | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Bobrinski, N.A. 1926. Пледварительное сообщение о летучих мышах (Chiroptepa) из Центральной Азии. Доклады Академии наук СССР (A)1926:95-98. |
| Lophiomys imhausi | Lophiomys imhausii | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Milne-Edwards, A. 1867-02-06. La note suivante sur un nouveau Rongeur, le Lophiomys Imhausii, a été communiquée par M. Alph. Milne-Edwards. L'Institut 35(1727):46-47. |
| Parascaptor leucurus | Parascaptor leucura | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Blyth, E. 1850. Description of a new species of mole (Talpa leucura, Blyth). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 19:215-217. URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128924 |
| Saguinus weddelli | Saguinus weddellii | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Deville, É. 1849. Description de quelques Mammifères et Oiseaux nouveaux de l'Amérique méridionale. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)1:55-58. |
| Urva brachyura | Urva brachyurus | spelling change | specific epithet spelling changed to match original description | Gray, J.E. 1837. A series of Mammalia selected from the collection of the Society was exhibited. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1836(46):87-88. URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570814 |
| Abrothrix andina | Abrothrix gossei | split | split from A. andina | Tammone, M. N., Cuellar Soto, E., Voglino, D., & Pardiñas, U. F. (2025). New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Mammal Research, 70(1), 159-165. |
| Callosciurus caniceps | Callosciurus concolor | split | split from C. caniceps | Hinckley, A., Maldonado, J.E., Tamura, N., Leonard, J.A. and Hawkins, M.T.R. 2024. Lost in synonymy: Integrative species delimitation reveals two unrecognized species of Southern Asian tree squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae: Callosciurinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:683-707. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e133467 |
| Capromys pilorides | Capromys geayi | split | split from C. pilorides | Henriksen, R.A., Woods, R., Barnes, I., Kennerley, R.J., Borroto-Páez, R., Brace, S. and Turvey, S.T. 2024. Genomics of historical museum collections clarifies species diversity in Cuban hutias (Capromys). Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyae090 |
| Coendou quichua | Coendou rothschildi | split | split from C. quichua | Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Mazepa, G. O., Morales-Martínez, D. M., Suárez-Castro, A. F., Colmenares-Pinzón, J. E., Pulido-Santacruz, P., & Noguera-Urbano, E. A. (2025). A review of the Quichua Porcupine Coendou quichua complex (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) with the description of a new species from Colombia. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae140. |
| Crocidura gueldenstaedtii | Crocidura cypria | split | split from C. gueldenstaedtii | Gritsyshin, V.A., Lisenkova, A.A., Speranskaya, A.S., Artyushin, I.V., Sheftel, B.I., Лебедев, В.С. and Bannikova, A.A. 2023. Multilocus analysis of phylogenetic relationships in the Crocidura suaveolens sensu lato species complex: A comparison with mitochondrial data. Doklady Biological Sciences 509(1):128-134. doi:10.1134/S0012496623700308 |
| Crocidura gueldenstaedtii | Crocidura fimbriata | split | split from C. gueldenstaedtii; split under the name mimula, but fimbriata (Wagler, 1832) has nomenclatural priority | Turni, H., Hutterer, R. and Asher, R.J. 2007. Type specimens of "insectivoran" mammals at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Zootaxa 1470(1):1-33. · Gritsyshin, V.A., Lisenkova, A.A., Speranskaya, A.S., Artyushin, I.V., Sheftel, B.I., Лебедев, В.С. and Bannikova, A.A. 2023. Multilocus analysis of phylogenetic relationships in the Crocidura suaveolens sensu lato species complex: A comparison with mitochondrial data. Doklady Biological Sciences 509(1):128-134. doi:10.1134/S0012496623700308 |
| Crocidura gueldenstaedtii | Crocidura iculisma | split | split from C. gueldenstaedtii | Gritsyshin, V.A., Lisenkova, A.A., Speranskaya, A.S., Artyushin, I.V., Sheftel, B.I., Лебедев, В.С. and Bannikova, A.A. 2023. Multilocus analysis of phylogenetic relationships in the Crocidura suaveolens sensu lato species complex: A comparison with mitochondrial data. Doklady Biological Sciences 509(1):128-134. doi:10.1134/S0012496623700308 |
| Crocidura leucodon | Crocidura persica | split | split from Crocidura leucodon | Mahmoudi, A., Shad, H. H., & Kryštufek, B. (2025). White-toothed shrew (genus Crocidura) diversity in Iran: Molecular evidence and taxonomic implications. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 314, 149-158. |
| Dendromus insignis | Dendromus abyssinicus | split | split from D. insignis | Mulualem, G., Lavrenchenko, L.A., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Mikula, O., Bryjová, A., Meheretu, Y. and Bryja, J. 2024. Taxonomic revision and evolutionary history of the climbing mice in eastern Africa (Dendromus mystacalis clade): the role of elevation and geographical barriers in the speciation process. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (in press). doi:10.1007/s13127-024-00659-6 |
| Eozapus setchuanus | Eozapus vicinus | split | split from E. setchuanus | Yang, S., Xie, F., Zhou, C., Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Liu, S., & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Eozapus (Mammalia, Rodentia, Zapodidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(2), 597-608. |
| Geomys pinetis | Geomys mobilensis | split | split from G. pinetis | Duncan, S. I., McCleery, R. A., Carneiro, C. M., Pynne, J. T., Parsons, E. I., Conner, L. M., ... & Austin, J. D. (2024). Genetic support for discrete conservation units of the fossorial rodent Geomys pinetis. Conservation Genetics, 25(5), 1087-1101. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Hipposideros galeritus | Hipposideros brachyotus | split | split from H. galeritus | Srinivasulu, B., Kusuminda, T., Srinivasulu, A., Ukuwela, K.D.B., Amarasinghe, C.J., Siriwardana, S., Kaur, H., Mannakkara, A., Soisook, P., Kamalakannan, M., Yapa, W.B. and Srinivasulu, C. 2025-02-25. Taxonomic revision of the South Asian allies of Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846. Zootaxa 5590(4):507-530. |
| Lagidium viscacia | Lagidium moreni | split | split from L. viscacia | Teta, P., & Lucero, S. O. (2017). Notes on the taxonomy of mountain viscachas of the genus Lagidium Meyen 1833 (Rodentia: Chinchillidae). Therya, 8(1), 27-33. |
| Lagidium viscacia | Lagidium peruanum | split | split from L. viscacia | Teta, P., & Lucero, S. O. (2017). Notes on the taxonomy of mountain viscachas of the genus Lagidium Meyen 1833 (Rodentia: Chinchillidae). Therya, 8(1), 27-33. |
| Lyroderma lyra | Lyroderma sinense | split | split from L. lyra | Feng, L., Győrössy, D., Portela Miguez, R., Kokkini, P., Görföl, T., Khan, S.A., Saikia, U., Talmale, S.S., Yu, W.-h., Liu, S.-y., Jiang, T.-l. and Csorba, G. 2024. A reassessment of the taxonomic status and distribution of the subspecies of Lyroderma lyra (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae). Contributions to Zoology (in press). doi:10.1163/18759866-bja10073 |
| Manis pentadactyla | Manis aurita | split | split from M. pentadactyla; recently described under the new name indoburmica, but the older name aurita Hodgson, 1836 has nomenclatural priority over indoburmica and is used here | Wangmo, L. K., Ghosh, A., Dolker, S., Joshi, B. D., Sharma, L. K., & Thakur, M. (2025). Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica): a novel phylogenetic species of pangolin evolved in Asia. Mammalian Biology, 1-8. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus baileyi | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus connectens | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus fulvus | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus laticeps | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus nigricans | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Trujano-Alvarez, A. L., & Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. (2013). Phylogenetic structure among pocket gopher populations, genus Thomomys (Rodentia: Geomyidae), on the Baja California Peninsula. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 168(4), 873-891. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Thomomys bottae | Megascapheus ruidosae | split | split from Thomomys (now Megascapheus) bottae | Bradley, R. D., Pham, A. T., Rich, K. A., Roberts, E. K., Soniat, T. J., Poehlein, C. M., Mills, M. N., Ballard, M., Pitts, R. M., Lindsey, L. L., Halsey, M. K., Ray, D. A., Stevens, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., & Wright, E. A. (2023). Genetic identification of pocket gophers (genera Cratogeomys, Geomys, and Thomomys) in Texas and surrounding areas. Museum of Texas Tech University, Special Publications, 78, 1-120. · Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Segura-Trujillo, C. A. (2025). Genus-level review of pocket gophers in the family Geomyidae. Therya, 16(1), 41-75. |
| Meriones meridianus | Meriones dahli | split | split from M. penicilliger | Zemlemerovac, E. D., & Matrosovad, V. A. (2024). Genetic variation and taxonomic status of Dahl’s jird (Meriones dahli, rodentia, muridae). ЗООЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ, 103(3), 107-115. |
| Oxymycterus paramensis | Oxymycterus akodontius | split | split from O. paramensis | Jayat, J. P., Torres, R., D’Elía, G., de Oliveira, J. A., Ortiz, P. E., & Teta, P. (2024). An integrative approach to the taxonomy of Oxymycterus paramensis (Rodentia, Cricetidae) and related nominal forms. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae130. |
| Rhinolophus landeri | Rhinolophus axillaris | split | split from R. landeri | Patterson, B.D., Demos, T.C., Torrent, L., Grunwald, A.L., Montauban, C., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., McDonough, M.M., Dick, C.W., Bartonjo, M., Schoeman, M.Corrie, Ruedas, L.A. and Juste, J. 2024-09-13. Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| Rhinolophus landeri | Rhinolophus dobsoni | split | split from R. landeri | Patterson, B.D., Demos, T.C., Torrent, L., Grunwald, A.L., Montauban, C., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., McDonough, M.M., Dick, C.W., Bartonjo, M., Schoeman, M.Corrie, Ruedas, L.A. and Juste, J. 2024. Systematics of the Rhinolophus landeri complex, with evidence for 3 additional Afrotropical bat species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyae085 |
| Scaptonyx fusicauda | Scaptonyx affinis | split | split from S. fusicauda | Song, W.-y., Chen, Z.-z., Li, Q., Hu, W.-h., Zhou, H.-W., Xie, M.-R., Li, X.-y. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-03-15. Taxonomic revision of the Long-tailed Mole (Talpidae: Scaptonyx) with description of a new species from the Gaoligong Mountains. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| Sminthopsis virginiae | Sminthopsis nitela | split | split from S. virginiae | Umbrello, L.S., Newton, H., Baker, A.M., Travouillon, K.J. and Westerman, M. 2024. Vicariant speciation resulting from biogeographic barriers in the Australian tropics: The case of the red-cheeked dunnart (Sminthopsis virginiae). Ecology and Evolution 14(8):e70215. doi:10.1002/ece3.70215 |
| Tamiops mcclellandii | Tamiops barbei | split | split from T. mcclellandii | Hinckley, A., Maldonado, J.E., Tamura, N., Leonard, J.A. and Hawkins, M.T.R. 2024. Lost in synonymy: Integrative species delimitation reveals two unrecognized species of Southern Asian tree squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae: Callosciurinae). Vertebrate Zoology 74:683-707. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e133467 |
| Tscherskia triton | Tscherskia ningshaanensis | split | split from T. triton | Jiang, H.-j., Wang, X.-m., Yang, Y., Pan, X., Liu, S.-y. and Lu, J. 2024. Tscherskia ningshaanensis: A neglected species based on phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis of Tscherskia and Cansumys (Cricetidae, Rodentia). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(4):1231-1241. doi:10.3897/zse.100.128567 |
| Urocitellus mollis | Urocitellus idahoensis | split | split from U. mollis | McLean, B. S., Rickart, E. A., Cook, J. A., Guralnick, R. P., Burgin, C. J., & Lohr, K. (2024). Integrative species delimitation reveals an Idaho-endemic ground squirrel, Urocitellus idahoensis (Merriam 1913). Journal of Mammalogy, gyae135. |
| NA | Micromyini | tribe change | Micromys moved from Rattini to Micromyini | Liu, S., Zhao, S., Wang, J., Fu, C., Wang, X., Liu, S., & Chen, S. (2025). New insights into the mitogenomic phylogeny and evolutionary history of Murinae (Rodentia, Muridae) with the description of a new tribe. ZooKeys, 1233, 55. |
| NA | Vernayini | tribe change | recently described tribe to include Vernaya | Liu, S., Zhao, S., Wang, J., Fu, C., Wang, X., Liu, S., & Chen, S. (2025). New insights into the mitogenomic phylogeny and evolutionary history of Murinae (Rodentia, Muridae) with the description of a new tribe. ZooKeys, 1233, 55. |