Oxymycterus nasutus

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1837)

Darwin's Hocicudo

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1837-11-21. At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Waterhouse brought under the notice of the Meeting numerous species of the genus Mus, forming part of the collection presented to this Society by Charles Darwin, Esq., a Corresponding Member. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:15-21.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570901

Original name as described

Mus nasutus

Other common names

Long-nosed Hocicudo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.176

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4093f9e1-f371-41da-945a-c0bcdb7d7858

Type locality

Maldonado, Maldonado, Uruguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Uruguay

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002463

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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.

Mus nasutus

G. R. Waterhouse, 1837

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.176

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Maldonado

Type locality

Uruguay: 34°54′S, 54°57′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4093f9e1-f371-41da-945a-c0bcdb7d7858

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570901

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Oxymycterus nasutus:

Lesson, 1842

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Murray (1866:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Carus (1868:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36932277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61667)
Thomas (1896:308, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15425)
Trouessart (1897:539, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
Lahille (1899:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
Thomas (1901:530, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
Trouessart (1904:436, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas (1909:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16539)
Gyldenstolpe (1932:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
Vieira (1953:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61586)
Musser & Carleton (1993:727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Hoffmann, Lessa & Smith (2002:411, 419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2538)
Hoffmann, Lessa & Smith (2002:419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2538)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15789/115129860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hesperomys nasutus:

Giebel, 1855

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548741

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:550, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Thomas (1884:450, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14014)

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