Abrothrix jelskii

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Ornate 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: Chroeomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343620

Original name as described

Acodon Jelskii

Other common names

Jelski's Altiplano Mouse · Ornate Akodont · Ornate Grass Mouse

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5c8ccf1-fcbb-431c-9b44-1c66ab52053a

Type locality

"Junin [Junín], Central Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Bolivia · Chile · Peru

Distribution references

Valladares, J.P., Álvarez Henríquez, N., Urrutia, N., Nassar San Martín, C. and Iriarte, A. 2015. Primer registro de Abrothrix jelskii (Thomas 1824) para Chile. Gayana 79(2):223-225. doi:10.4067/S0717-65382015000200013

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002374

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: 40 names and synonyms.

Hesperomys (Habrothrix) scalops:

O. Thomas, 1884

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

455

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826813

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1884:455, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

Acodon Jelskii

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jelskii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.4.1.44

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Junin, Central Peru

Type locality

Peru: Junín Department: 11°9′41″S, 75°59′53″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5c8ccf1-fcbb-431c-9b44-1c66ab52053a

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343620

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1894:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
Trouessart (1904:435, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Acodon Jelskii pyrrhotis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pyrrhotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.10.7.4

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Maraynioc, Central Peru

Type locality

Peru: Junín Department: 11°20′56″S, 75°26′56″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dee54baf-3a95-41d2-a068-39108e4d6552

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343621

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1894:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
Trouessart (1904:435, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon Jelskii:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jelskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435082

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Pearson (1951:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28858946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72329)
Sanborn (1953:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41452)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Akodon pulcherrimus

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pulcherrima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.3.33

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Puno, Peru, alt. 4000 metres

Type locality

Peru: Puno Department: 15°50′26″S, 70°1′41″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b04c3b73-6f9b-43c5-8975-5ade844123b1

Authority page

549

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415541

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1897:549, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15351)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon scalops:

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435082

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Musser & Carleton (2005:1089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Akodon pulcherrimus cayllomae

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cayllomae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.10.1.74

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Caylloma. Alt. 4300 m.

Type locality

Peru: Arequipa Department: 15°11′19″S, 71°46′23″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8408c330-96a9-4118-91a9-a2e172754cb4

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195720

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Akodon pulcherrimus cruceri

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cruceri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.45

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Crucero, on the pass between Puno and the Upper Inambari. Alt. 4550 m.

Type locality

Peru: Puno Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/18709136-c2e0-4807-aae0-3422ab70a3f8 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c7598ccc-4e51-4c17-a2b7-34ee81b5d51c

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195721

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Akodon pulcherrimus inambarii

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

inambarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.41

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Limbane, on the Inambari River, Upper Madre de Dios. Alt. 3400 m.

Type locality

Peru: Madre de Dios Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a6660ee5-aad6-47e7-9ecb-7248ffa8fe11

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195720

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Akodon bacchante

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bacchante

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.66

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Choro

Type locality

Bolivia: Cochabamba Department.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8db0826a-9f37-44cf-9940-bd341cecc193

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331417

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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