Oecomys superans

O. Thomas, 1911

Foothill Arboreal Rice Rat

Identified by Fiona Reid. Also as Large Oecomys.
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Location:Peru, Madre de Dios region, Puerto Maldonado, near Los Amigos Biological StationDate taken:12 May 2019Description:Identified by Fiona Reid. Also as Large Oecomys.

Distribution :

Lower Andean slopes of E Colombia, Ecuador, and Perú, including contiguous lowlands of W Amazonia.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5580

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. 1911-08-01. New rodents from S. America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)8(44):250-256.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098913

Original name as described

Oecomys superans

Other common names

Large Oecomys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.7.19.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c90bec4a-2a4d-43de-ad08-ae7738b27377

Type locality

"Canelos, Rio Bobonaza, [Pastaza, ] Oriente of Ecuador. Alt. 2100' [= 640 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002630

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: 6 names and synonyms.

Oecomys palmeri

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

palmeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.7.19.13

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Canelos, Oriente of Ecuador. Alt. 2100'.

Type locality

Ecuador: 1°35′9″S, 77°45′30″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d3bcf68-d025-481b-99bf-7525a7077682

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098914

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Oecomys superans

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

superans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.7.19.12

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Canelos, Rio Bobonaza, Oriente of Ecuador. Alt. 2100'.

Type locality

Ecuador: 1°35′9″S, 77°45′30″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c90bec4a-2a4d-43de-ad08-ae7738b27377

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098913

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1928:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19808)
Gyldenstolpe (1932:42) (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 #15142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15142/115125580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Œcomys melleus

H. E. Anthony, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melleus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-36560

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Zamora, eastern Ecuador, altitude about 3250 feet

Type locality

Ecuador: 1°49′26″S, 80°7′24″W.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-36560

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Anthony (1924:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8829)
Gyldenstolpe (1932:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys melleus:

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melleus

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)

Oryzomys superans:

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

superans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410678

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

Name usages

Ellerman (1941:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6150)

Oryzomys concolor superans:

Hershkovitz, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

superans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

556

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609963

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1960:556, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15609963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13446)

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