Abrothrix illutea

O. Thomas, 1925

Gray Soft-haired Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Abrothrix
Subgenus: Pegamys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1925-05-01. On some Argentine mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)15(89):582-586.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633251

Original name as described

Abrothrix illutea

Other common names

Gray Akodont · Gray Grass Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1925.3.1.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/088eb0fa-59dd-4d60-bf55-6095e357ddd0

Type locality

Concepcion [Concepción], 400 m, Tucuman [Tucumán], Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina

Taxonomy notes

spelled 'illutea' to match generic gender

Taxonomy notes citation

Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. and D'Elía, G. 2015. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1290 pp. a#27628

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002373

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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: 3 names and synonyms.

Abrothrix illutea

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

illutea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.3.1.13

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Tucuman Province. Type from Concepcion, 400 m.

Type locality

Argentina: Tucumán.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/088eb0fa-59dd-4d60-bf55-6095e357ddd0

Authority page

582

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1925:582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19406)
Gyldenstolpe (1932:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Yepes (1935:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
Teta, Cañón, Patterson & Pardiñas (2017:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28911)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Ortiz, Jayat, Barbière, Sampietro Vattuone & Peña Monné (2019:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/42734)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/735/22337589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Abrothrix illuteus:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

illutea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

151

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon illuteus:

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

illutea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

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