Tapecomys wolffsohni

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Wolffsohn's Leaf-eared Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-02-01. On mammals from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the region north of that place. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(50):125-143.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331410

Original name as described

Phyllotis Wolffsohni

Other common names

Wolffsohn's Pericote

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.59

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Tapacari, 3000 m, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Phyllotis to Tapecomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Steppan SJ, Ramirez O, Banbury J, Huchon D, Pacheco V, Walker LI, Spotorno AE (2007) A molecular reappraisal of the systematics of the leaf-eared mice Phyllotis and their relatives, in: Kelt DA, Lessa EP, Salazar-Bravo JA, Patton JL (Eds), The quintessential naturalist: honoring the life and legacy of Oliver P. Pearson, Univ California Publ Zool USA, 134, pp 799-826

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002737

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phyllotis Wolffsohni

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

wolffsohni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.1.59

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331410

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17231/115140522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tapecomys wolffsohni

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

wolffsohni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

529

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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