Lagidium moreni

O. Thomas, 1897

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Caviomorpha
Superfamily: Chinchilloidea
Family: Chinchillidae
Subfamily: Chinchillinae
Genus: Lagidium

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-04-01. On a new species of Lagidium from the eastern coast of Patagonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)19(112):466-467.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267947

Original name as described

Lagidium Moreni

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.7.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0cd226e-6945-4f6b-99a6-defe560dff18

Type locality

"Chubut, Patagonia", Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

Taxonomy notes

split from L. viscacia; includes the name boxi, which has been considered both a distinct species and a synonym or subspecies of L. viscacia as well

Taxonomy notes citation

Teta, P. and Lucero, S.O. 2017. Notes on the taxonomy of mountain viscachas of the genus Lagidium Meyen 1833 (Rodentia: Chinchillidae). Therya 8(1):27-33. doi:10.12933/therya-17-479

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006902

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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: 8 names and synonyms.

Lagidium Moreni

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

moreni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.7.7

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Chubut, Patagonia

Type locality

Argentina: Chubut.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0cd226e-6945-4f6b-99a6-defe560dff18

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267947

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Matschie (1898:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
Teta & Lucero (2017:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67874)
Teta, Abba, Cassini, Flores, Galliari, Lucero & Ramírez (2018:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43918)

Lagidium Morenoi:

Lahille, 1899

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

morenoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium boxi

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.11.4.95

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Pilcañeu, Upper Kio Negro, N.W. Patagonia. Type from 1200 m.

Type locality

Argentina: Río Negro: 41°8′39″S, 70°40′42″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1f2382b7-19f5-45db-8085-895401d5a3ef

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium sarae

O. Thomas & St. Leger, 1926

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.11.85

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Pino Hachado, Neuquen, 1500 m.

Type locality

Argentina: Neuquén: 38°39′30″S, 70°49′30″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2839d364-df57-4479-82ef-aad1e9a8726e

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Yepes (1935:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Lagidium viscacia boxi:

Osgood, 1943

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

boxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778151

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1943:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia moreni:

Osgood, 1943

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

moreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778152

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1943:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia sarae:

Osgood, 1943

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778151

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Osgood (1943:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Lagidium viscacia sumuncurensis

Crespo, 1963

Family

Chinchillidae

Root name

sumuncurense

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 14310

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Argentina: Río Negro: 41°34′43″S, 66°28′26″W.

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Neotrópica

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