Tylomys nudicaudus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Peters's Climbing Rat

Profile of caged animal. Original stock from Mexico, Oaxaca, 8 km east of Rio Grande, 30 m or 16 km south of Valle Nacional, 1280 m.
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Location:USA, MI, Ingham Co., East Lansing, Michigan State University, The MuseumDate taken:Jan 1, 1980

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 552

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Hr. W. Peters machte eine Mittheilung über neue oder ungenügend bekannte Flederthiere (Vampyrops, Uroderma, Chiroderma, Ametrida, Tylostoma, Vespertilio, Vesperugo) und Nager (Tylomys, Lasiomys). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:392-411.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052966

Original name as described

Hesperomys (Tylomys) nudicaudus

Type material

NMB 750

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Guatemala."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002841

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Hesperomys (Tylomys) nudicaudus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nudicaudus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 750

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052966

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Peters (1866:404, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67071)
  2. True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Tylomys nudicaudus

Alfaro, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nudicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

  1. Alfaro (1897:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  2. Allen (1897:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  3. Trouessart (1897:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  4. Trouessart (1904:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Goodwin (1955:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11476)
  6. Burt & Stirton (1961:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Hall (1981:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Musser & Carleton (1993:751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  12. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  13. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22573/22340628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tylomis gymnurus

Villa-Ramírez, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 101

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

763

Authority publication

Anales del Instituto de Biología. Serie Zoología

Name usages

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

Tylomys nudicaudus microdon

G. G. Goodwin, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microdon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-165991

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-165991

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63253258

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1955:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11476)
  2. Hall (1981:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Tylomys nudicaudus villai

Schaldach, 1966

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

villai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNMA 8516

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

294

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Tylomys nudicaudus nudicaudus

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nudicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

628

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall (1981:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Tylomys nudicaudus gymnurus

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gymnurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

627

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall (1981:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)

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