Oecomys phaeotis

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1901-02-01. New mammals from Peru and Bolivia, with a list of those recorded from the Inambari River, Upper Madre de Dios. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)7(38):178-190.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195716

Original name as described

Rhipidomys phaeotis

Other common names

Dusky Oecomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b6469e94-bf38-46b8-9063-4f73172bc0a9

Type locality

"Segrario, 13° 5' S., 70° 5' W., Upper Inambari, [Puno, ] S.E. Peru. Alt. 1000 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002625

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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: 4 names and synonyms.

Rhipidomys phaeotis

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.23

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Segrario, 13* 5' S., 70* 5' W., Upper Inambari, S.E. Peru. Alt. 1000 m.

Type locality

Peru: Puno Department: 13°55′S, 69°41′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b6469e94-bf38-46b8-9063-4f73172bc0a9

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195716

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Oecomys phaeotis:

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Musser & Carleton (1993:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15137/22368927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryzomys phaeotis:

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410677

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

Ellerman (1941:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)
Corbet & Hill (1980:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Oryzomys bicolor phaeotis:

Hershkovitz, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

540

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609947

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1960:540, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609947) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13446)

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