MDD v2.5 Taxonomy Changes
Taxonomy changes from v2.4 to v2.5, released July 28, 2026.
79 taxonomy changes
Back to release notes| Old name | New name | Category | Comments | Reference |
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| NA | Afronycteris rautenbachi | de novo | recently described | Kearney, T.C., Vries, M. de and Markotter, W. 2026-03-09. Description of a new species of African pipistrelle-like bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Afronycteris). Zootaxa 5768(1):1-28. |
| NA | Apnoctomys conicetorum | de novo | recently described | Teta, P., Ojeda, A.A., Tarquino Carbonell, A.P., Alvarado-Larios, J.R., Cuello, P., Cornejo, P., Mignino, J., Ojeda, R.A. and Verzi, D.H. 2026. A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Vertebrate Zoology 76:361-380. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e187462 |
| NA | Chiropodomys wandingensis | de novo | recently described | Qian, Y. S., Mou, X., Liu, S., & Li, S. (2026). A New Pencil‐Tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys wandingensis sp. nov.(Rodentia: Muridae) From Yunnan, China. Ecology and Evolution, 16(7), e73991. 10.1002/ece3.73991 |
| NA | Coendou sangay | de novo | recently described | Brito, J., Curay, J., León-Caldas, V., Lojan-Cueva, P., Ojala-Barbour, R., Pozo-Zamora, G., Simba, L., Tito, P., Vargas, R., Vega-Yánez, M.A. and Batallas, D. 2026. Discovery of a new species of Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) within the hyper-diverse mammalian community of Sangay National Park in Ecuador. PeerJ 14:e21382. doi:10.7717/peerj.21382 |
| NA | Colobus congoensis | de novo | recently described | Hart, J.A., Amboko, J.D., Arenson, J.L., Horton, E.R., Coates, K.F., Kapale, J.-P.I., Koko, M.B., Hart, T.B., Gilbert, C.C., Sargis, E.J., and Detwiler, K.M. 2026. Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS One 21(7):e0349857. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349857 |
| NA | Crocidura pediculus | de novo | recently described | Voet, I., Delapre, A., Denys, C., Lalis, A., Cornette, R. and Nicolas, V. 2026-02-17. Integrative taxonomy resolves a new West African Crocidura (Mammalia: Soricidae) species, cryptic to Crocidura grandiceps in color, but distinct in size. European Journal of Taxonomy 1039:297-322. |
| NA | Glauconycteris baka | de novo | recently described | Gomeh-Djame, A., Bates, P.J.J., Juste, J., Suarez-Rubio, M., Torrent, L., García-Mudarra, J.L., Agodigo Ayangma, E., Yettore, F., Bilong Bilong, C.F. and Bakwo-Fils, E.-M. 2026-06-15. An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282:161-204. |
| NA | Glauconycteris lobeke | de novo | recently described | Gomeh-Djame, A., Bates, P.J.J., Juste, J., Suarez-Rubio, M., Torrent, L., García-Mudarra, J.L., Agodigo Ayangma, E., Yettore, F., Bilong Bilong, C.F. and Bakwo-Fils, E.-M. 2026-06-15. An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282:161-204. |
| NA | Incanomys parviauris | de novo | recently described | Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y., Abreu-Júnior, E.F. de, Pacheco, V.R. and Pavan, S.E. 2026. A new species of Incanomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from the Yungas of Peru. American Museum Novitates 4049:1-27. HDL 2246/7540 |
| NA | Monodelphis semilineata | de novo | recently described | Borges, I.C.V., Silva, C.A.O. and Gonçalves, P.R. 2026. A new species of Three-striped Opossum Monodelphis (Microdelphys) with an updated hypothesis for its diversification in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag020 |
| NA | Murina huanglianensis | de novo | recently described | Mou, X., Qian, Y.-s., Ke, C., Bai, L., Li, L. and Li, S. 2026. New Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) species and the first Murina annamitica record in China. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag035 |
| NA | Mus dumbara | de novo | recently described | Boyagoda, S.H., Meegaskumbura, M. and Manamendra-Arachchi, K. 2026-05-26. Mus (Pyromys) dumbara, a new endemic species of spiny mouse (Mammalia, Rodentia, Muridae) from Sri Lanka. ZooKeys 1280:265-285. |
| NA | Oreoryzomys jumandi | de novo | recently described | Brito, J., Vargas, R., Tinoco, N., García, R., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Koch, C., Wistuba, R., Nivelo-Vallavicenceio, C., and Pardiñas, U.F. 2026. Mountains of diversity: a systematic revision of the Andean rodent genus Oreoryzomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). PeerJ 14:e20515. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20515 |
| NA | Peromyscus carminensis | de novo | recently described | López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D.F., Fernández, J.A. and Correa-Ramírez, M.M. 2026-05-29. Systematics and taxonomy of the Peromyscus difficilis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with descriptions of 2 new species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| NA | Peromyscus silvicola | de novo | recently described | López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D.F., Fernández, J.A. and Correa-Ramírez, M.M. 2026-05-29. Systematics and taxonomy of the Peromyscus difficilis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with descriptions of 2 new species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). |
| NA | Peroryctes trigonodon | de novo | recently described | Travouillon, K.J., Bertozzi, T., MacDonald, A.J., Cooper, S.J.B., Flannery, T.F. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. A new species of bandicoot in the genus Peroryctes (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia) from Kwiyawagi, West Baliem Valley of Papua Province, Indonesia. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):5-16. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3002 |
| NA | Planigale petrophila | de novo | recently described | Umbrello, L.S., Westerman, M., Travouillon, K.J., Blacket, M.J., Cameron, S.F., Mulder, E. and Baker, A.M. 2026-06-01. Untangling the long-tailed planigale (Dasyuridae: Planigale ingrami) species complex: four species revealed using integrative taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 207(2):zlag082. |
| NA | Praomys togoensis | de novo | recently described | Hounmavo, A., Demos, T.C., Lutz, H.L., Delapré, A., Cornette, R., Segniagbeto, G.H., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. and Nicolas, V. 2026. Integrative taxonomy of the Praomys tullbergi complex (Rodentia, Muridae): a new species from West Africa. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag007 |
| NA | Rhinopoma funaiolii | de novo | recently described | Benda, P., Reiter, A., Uhrin, M., Vallo, P. and Uvizl, M. 2026-06-22. Revision of the family Rhinopomatidae (Chiroptera): a taxonomic synthesis of the morphological and molecular genetic evidence. Mammalia (in press). |
| NA | Spalax lyapunovae | de novo | recently described | Brandler, O.V., Tukhbatullin, A.R., Kapustina, S.Y., Matveevsky, S.N., Tembotova, F.A. and Puzachenko, A.Yu. 2026-04-30. Integrative systematics of large-bodied blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae: Spalax) with description of Spalax lyapunovae sp. nov. from the North Caucasus. Vertebrate Zoology 76:247-274. |
| NA | Typhlomys zhengkuni | de novo | recently described | Zhang, T., Hu, Z., Zou, Q., Gu, L., Zhuang, W., Gu, P., Zhan, J., Mi, X., Liu, S.-y. and Chen, S.-d. 2026. A new species of the genus Typhlomys Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae) from Fanjing Mountain, Guizhou, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2):659-670. doi:10.3897/zse.102.181212 |
| NA | Uropsilus cinereonates | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Uropsilus leptocranium | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Uropsilus maximus | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Uropsilus ningshanensis | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Uropsilus parvoniger | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Uropsilus wulingshanensis | de novo | recently described | Li, Y.-x., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-x., Wang, H.-j., Fu, C.-k., Liu, S.-y., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2026-06. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223:108652. |
| NA | Apnoctomys | de novo genus | recently described genus | Teta, P., Ojeda, A.A., Tarquino Carbonell, A.P., Alvarado-Larios, J.R., Cuello, P., Cornejo, P., Mignino, J., Ojeda, R.A. and Verzi, D.H. 2026. A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Vertebrate Zoology 76:361-380. doi:10.3897/vz.76.e187462 |
| NA | Tous | de novo genus | recently described genus | Flannery, T.F., Koungoulos, L.G., Meijaard, E., Yohanita, A.M., Muharmansyah, A., AlZaqie, I., Aplin, K.P., Korain, F., Mjam, M. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. A new genus of hemibelideine possum (Marsupialia: Pseudocheiridae) from New Guinea and Australia, including a Lazarus taxon from the Vogelkop Peninsula. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):35-52. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3004 |
| NA | Tous ayamaruensis | deextinction | species originally named as a subfossil and now known as a living animal and moved to a new genus | Flannery, T.F., Koungoulos, L.G., Meijaard, E., Yohanita, A.M., Muharmansyah, A., AlZaqie, I., Aplin, K.P., Korain, F., Mjam, M. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. A new genus of hemibelideine possum (Marsupialia: Pseudocheiridae) from New Guinea and Australia, including a Lazarus taxon from the Vogelkop Peninsula. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):35-52. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3004 |
| Chlamyphoridae | Euphractidae | family split | family split from Chlamyphoridae | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| Chlamyphoridae | Tolypeutidae | family split | family split from Chlamyphoridae | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| Dactylopsila kambuayai | Dactylonax kambuayai | genus change | moved from Dactylopsila to Dactylonax | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| Dactylopsila palpator | Dactylonax palpator | genus change | moved from Dactylopsila to Dactylonax | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| Chaetophractus vellerosus | Dasyphractus vellerosus | genus change | moved from Chaetophractus to Dasyphractus | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| Dorcopsulus macleayi | Dorcopsis macleayi | genus change | moved from Dorcopsulus to Dorcopsis | Eldridge, M.D., Phillips, M.J., Pratt, R.C., Neaves, L.E., Helgen, K.M., and Potter, S. 2026. Phylogenetic analysis of the New Guinean forest wallabies, Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus reveals cryptic divergent lineages impacted by highland and lowland barriers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 217:108542. |
| Dorcopsulus vanheurni | Dorcopsis vanheurni | genus change | moved from Dorcopsulus to Dorcopsis | Eldridge, M.D., Phillips, M.J., Pratt, R.C., Neaves, L.E., Helgen, K.M., and Potter, S. 2026. Phylogenetic analysis of the New Guinean forest wallabies, Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus reveals cryptic divergent lineages impacted by highland and lowland barriers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 217:108542. |
| Eliurus grandidieri | Voalavo grandidieri | genus change | moved from Eliurus to Voalavo | Ilarde, G.C., Goodman, S.M., Soarimalala, V., and Jansa, S.A. 2026. Complete species-level phylogeny of Madagascar’s tufted-tailed rats, Eliurus (Rodentia: Nesomyidae) reveals hidden diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 206(1):zlaf191. |
| Eliurus petteri | Voalavo petteri | genus change | moved from Eliurus to Voalavo | Ilarde, G.C., Goodman, S.M., Soarimalala, V., and Jansa, S.A. 2026. Complete species-level phylogeny of Madagascar’s tufted-tailed rats, Eliurus (Rodentia: Nesomyidae) reveals hidden diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 206(1):zlaf191. |
| Dorcopsulus | Dorcopsis | genus lump | lumped into Dorcopsis | Eldridge, M.D., Phillips, M.J., Pratt, R.C., Neaves, L.E., Helgen, K.M., and Potter, S. 2026. Phylogenetic analysis of the New Guinean forest wallabies, Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus reveals cryptic divergent lineages impacted by highland and lowland barriers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 217:108542. |
| Dactylopsila | Dactylonax | genus split | split from Dactylopsila | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| Chaetophractus | Dasyphractus | genus split | split from Chaetophractus | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| Abrothrix gossei | Abrothrix dolichonyx | lump | lumped into A. dolichonyx | Tammone, M. N., Soto, E. C., Cañón, C., Guzmán, J. A., & Pardiñas, U. F. J. (2026). Resolving the taxonomic status of Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae): evidence from topotypic specimens. Therya, 17(2), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.12933/therya.2026.6243 · Sánchez-Vendizú, P., Parada, A., Teta, P., Quiroga-Carmona, M., Jayat, P., Cairampoma, R., ... & D’Elía, G. (2026). Species boundaries in the subgenus Angelomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Abrothrix): A complex case obscured by mitochondrial-species tree discordance. Vertebrate Zoology, 76, 455-489. DOI 10.3897/vz.76.e190575 |
| Ctenomys minutus | Ctenomys brasiliensis | lump | lumped into C. brasiliensis | Maestri, R., Gonçalves, G.L., Nicolas, V., Bryjova, A., Fornel, R., Coissac, E., Taberlet, P., Moreira, G.R.P., and Freitas, T.R. 2026. Ancient DNA reveals the identity and geographic origin of the syntype of Ctenomys brasiliensis, the type species of the genus Ctenomys. Journal of Mammalogy 107(1):197-209. |
| Ctenomys dorbignyi | Ctenomys perrensi | lump | lumped into C. perrensi | Caraballo, D. A., Campo, D. H., Teta, P., & Lanzone, C. (2026). Resolving species boundaries in a recent evolutionary radiation: An integrative approach to the Ctenomys Corrientes group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Ctenomyidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 76, 317-337. DOI 10.3897/vz.76.e173627 |
| Ctenomys paraguayensis | Ctenomys pilarensis | lump | lumped into C. pilarensis | Smith, P. and Owen, M.T. 2026. The Paraguayan micro-endemics Ctenomys paraguayensis Contreras, 2000 and Ctenomys pilarensis Contreras, 1993 (Mammalia: Ctenomyidae) are morphologically indistinguishable. Mammal Research 71(3):47. doi:10.1007/s13364-026-00866-w |
| Dasyprocta ruatanica | Dasyprocta punctata | lump | lumped into D. punctata | Turcios-Casco, M. A., Teta, P., Reyes-Amaya, N., López, C. M., Wilson, D. E., & Schiavetti, A. (2026). Quantitative morphology supports the synonymy of Dasyprocta ruatanica O. Thomas, 1901 under D. punctata JE Gray, 1842 (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae). Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 33(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-026-09807-5 |
| Nyctinomops mbopicuare | Nyctinomops laticaudatus | lump | lumped into N. laticaudatus | Moras, L. M., Tavares, V. D. C., De Almeida, T. G., Dos Santos Júnior, J. E., & Gregorin, R. (2026). The Nyctinomops laticaudatus complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae) as revealed by a molecular phylogeny of the genus. Systematics and Biodiversity, 24(2), 2678334. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2026.2678334 |
| Arvicola italicus | Arvicola destructor | name change | name changed to reflect priority | Zijlstra, J.S. 2026. Species before subspecies: the names of mammal species first named as subspecies. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag049 |
| Microdipodops oregonus | Microdipodops californicus | name change | name changed to reflect priority | Zijlstra, J.S. 2026. Species before subspecies: the names of mammal species first named as subspecies. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag049 |
| Peromyscus totontepecus | Peromyscus tehuantepecus | name change | name changed to reflect priority | Zijlstra, J.S. 2026. Species before subspecies: the names of mammal species first named as subspecies. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag049 |
| Peromyscus zamorae | Peromyscus xenurus | name change | name changed to reflect priority | Zijlstra, J.S. 2026. Species before subspecies: the names of mammal species first named as subspecies. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag049 |
| Phyllotis stenops | Phyllotis tamborum | name change | name changed to reflect priority | Zijlstra, J.S. 2026. Species before subspecies: the names of mammal species first named as subspecies. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag049 |
| Abrothrix andina | Abrothrix dolichonyx | split | split from A. andina (which is retained here based on Sánchez-Vendizú et al. 2026 despite Tammone et al. 2026 lumping the species into A. olivacea) | Tammone, M. N., Soto, E. C., Cañón, C., Guzmán, J. A., & Pardiñas, U. F. J. (2026). Resolving the taxonomic status of Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae): evidence from topotypic specimens. Therya, 17(2), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.12933/therya.2026.6243 · Sánchez-Vendizú, P., Parada, A., Teta, P., Quiroga-Carmona, M., Jayat, P., Cairampoma, R., ... & D’Elía, G. (2026). Species boundaries in the subgenus Angelomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Abrothrix): A complex case obscured by mitochondrial-species tree discordance. Vertebrate Zoology, 76, 455-489. DOI 10.3897/vz.76.e190575 |
| Dactylopsila palpator | Dactylonax ernstmayri | split | split from Dactylopsila (now Dactylonax) palpator | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| Dorcopsis luctuosa | Dorcopsis phyllis | split | split from D. luctuosa | Eldridge, M.D., Phillips, M.J., Pratt, R.C., Neaves, L.E., Helgen, K.M., and Potter, S. 2026. Phylogenetic analysis of the New Guinean forest wallabies, Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus reveals cryptic divergent lineages impacted by highland and lowland barriers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 217:108542. |
| Heterocephalus glaber | Heterocephalus phillipsi | split | split from H. glaber | Uhrová, M., Mikula, O., Bryja, J., Frýdlová, P., Zemlemerova, E.D., Elmi, H.S., Štolhoferová, I., Tymlová, V., Maštera, V., Frynta, D., Lavrenchenko, L.A., and Šumbera, R. 2025. More than one species of the naked mole-rat, a new biomedical model. Communications Biology 9(70). |
| Mus pahari | Mus gairdneri | split | split from M. pahari | Zou, Q., Gu, L., Zhang, T., Zhou, C., Wang, X., Zhang, T., Guo, K., Liu, S., and Chen, S. 2026. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Mus pahari (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Biology:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-026-00567-6 |
| Mus pahari | Mus jacksoniae | split | split from M. pahari | Zou, Q., Gu, L., Zhang, T., Zhou, C., Wang, X., Zhang, T., Guo, K., Liu, S., and Chen, S. 2026. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Mus pahari (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Biology:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-026-00567-6 |
| Oreoryzomys balneator | Oreoryzomys hesperus | split | split from O. balneator | Brito, J., Vargas, R., Tinoco, N., García, R., Carrión-Olmedo, J.C., Koch, C., Wistuba, R., Nivelo-Vallavicenceio, C., and Pardiñas, U.F. 2026. Mountains of diversity: a systematic revision of the Andean rodent genus Oreoryzomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). PeerJ 14:e20515. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20515 |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | Oryctolagus algirus | split | split from O. cuniculus | Villafuerte, R., Alves, P. C., Carneiro, M., Castro, F., Esteves, P. J., Fa, J. E., ... & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2026). When taxonomy lags behind evolution: Conservation implications of cryptic diversity in the Iberian rabbit. Biological Conservation, 321, 112001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112001 |
| Otomys angoniensis | Otomys rowleyi | split | split from O. angoniensis | Mulualem, G., Taylor, P. J., Peterhans, J. K., Demos, T. C., & Bryja, J. (2026). Phylogenomics of the African laminate-toothed rats (Rodentia, Muridae, Otomys) in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot: three colonisation waves followed by allopatric diversification on sky islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108668 |
| Phylloderma stenops | Phylloderma septentrionale | split | split from P. stenops; spelling changed from 'septentrionales' to 'septentrionale' to reflect generic gender | Camacho, M. A., Burneo, S. F., Cadar, D., Horváth, B., Tóth, G. E., & Murienne, J. (2026). Geographic structuring and species limits in Phylloderma stenops (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): Revalidation of P. septentrionalis in Central America. Vertebrate Zoology, 76, 339-359. DOI 10.3897/vz.76.e166549 |
| Planigale ingrami | Planigale subtilissima | split | split from P. ingrami | Umbrello, L.S., Westerman, M., Travouillon, K.J., Blacket, M.J., Cameron, S.F., Mulder, E. and Baker, A.M. 2026-06-01. Untangling the long-tailed planigale (Dasyuridae: Planigale ingrami) species complex: four species revealed using integrative taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 207(2):zlag082. |
| NA | Dactylopsilinae | subfamily change | new subfamily | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| NA | Gymnobelideinae | subfamily change | new subfamily | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| NA | Petaurinae | subfamily change | new subfamily | Flannery, T.F., Aplin, K.P., Bocos, C., Koungoulos, L.G. and Helgen, K.M. 2026. Found alive after 6,000 years: modern records of an 'extinct' Papuan marsupial, Dactylonax kambuayai (Marsupialia: Petauridae), with a revision of the systematics and zoogeography of the genus Dactylonax. Records of the Australian Museum 78(1):17-34. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.78.2026.3003 |
| NA | Handleyia | subgenus change | new subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Incanycteris | subgenus change | new subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Metavampyressa | subgenus change | new subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Oreonycteris | subgenus change | new subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Platyrrhinus | subgenus change | newly recognized subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Vampyressa | subgenus change | newly recognized subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Vampyriscus | subgenus change | newly recognized subgenus | Garbino, G.S.T., Velazco, P.M. and Tavares, V. da C. 2026. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of frugivorous bats in the subtribe Vampyressina (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae), with descriptions of new subgenera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 479:1-73. HDL 2246/7537 |
| NA | Eucingulata | suborder change | new suborder added to accommodate relationships of fossil taxa | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| Dasypodoidea | Chlamyphoroidea | superfamily change | new superfamily | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| NA | Dasypodini | tribe change | new tribe added to accommodate relationships of fossil taxa | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| NA | Priodontini | tribe change | new tribe | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |
| NA | Tolypeutini | tribe change | new tribe | Casali, D. M., Castro, M. C., Ciancio, M. R., Gaudin, T. J., Bramblett, J. L., Boscaini, A., ... & Langer, M. C. (2026). Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data. Cladistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.70048 |