Ototylomys phyllotis

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Big-eared Climbing Rat

Profile of caged animal
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Location:USA, MI, Ingham Co., East Lansing, Michigan State University, The MuseumDate taken:Jan 1, 1980Description:Profile of caged animal

Distribution :

C Costa Rica north to Yucatán Peninsula, S Tabasco, and N Chiapas, Mexico; isolated record from NC Guerrero, Mexico

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 553

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Tylomyinae
Tribe: Tylomyini
Genus: Ototylomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1901-11-29. Seven new mammals from Mexico, including a new genus of rodents. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:559-563.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873494

Original name as described

Ototylomys phyllotis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:108099

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/383131ae9-0db6-4ecd-9bdb-24d98eb5c95f

Type locality

Tunkas, Yucatán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Belize · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002837

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: 11 names and synonyms.

Ototylomys phyllotis phæus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:107940

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Apazote, near Yohaltun, Campeche

Type locality

Mexico: Campeche: 18°54′N, 90°20′W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cfe14dfd-cd36-47e9-bacc-0062b99ff7f2

Authority page

563

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873495

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Merriam (1901:563, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9324)
Trouessart (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Ototylomys phyllotis

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phyllotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:108099

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Tunkas, Yucatan

Type locality

Mexico: Yucatán: 20°53′49″N, 88°44′47″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/383131ae9-0db6-4ecd-9bdb-24d98eb5c95f

Authority page

562

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873494

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Merriam (1901:562, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9324)
Trouessart (1904:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Goodwin (1946:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Burt & Stirton (1961:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15666/115129272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ototylomys fumeus

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fumeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28291

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Nicaragua.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28291

Authority page

658

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046495

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Ototylomys guatemalæ

O. Thomas, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guatemalae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.6.11.13

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Tucuru, Guatemala

Type locality

Guatemala: 15°17′39″N, 90°7′8″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/397369cb-17c6-474b-ae52-0313b5e3f814

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31210515

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Ototylomys phyllotis australis

Osgood, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:35177

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

San Geronimo, near Pozo Azul de Pirris, western Costa Rica

Type locality

Costa Rica.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=d44945e7-93f5-40f9-bb85-97f0400f614a

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2826840

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Hall (1981:629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Ototylomys connectens

Sanborn, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

connectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:42044

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Type locality

Guatemala: 15°28′13″N, 90°22′25″W.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6da8497b-23b5-4d89-8569-8143138aae2e

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771825

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Ototylomys phyllotis fumeus:

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fumeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

400

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Ototylomys brevirostris affinis

Laurie, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1952.306

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Chichen-Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Type locality

Mexico: Yucatán: 20°40′12″N, 88°34′12″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e9bdfdf7-7a03-46b2-9c8e-bb6cb2fcd63c

Authority page

390

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Ototylomys brevirostris

Laurie, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1952.219

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kate's Lagoon, British Honduras, 17* 57' N., 88* 30' W

Type locality

Belize: 17°57′N, 88°30′W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d9d0e510-7a92-49d9-a91d-4a7ab7dc5c2d

Authority page

389

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Ototylomys phyllotis connectens:

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

connectens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

629

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall (1981:629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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