Daptomys mussoi

(Ochoa & Soriano, 1991)

Musso's Fish-eating Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ochoa, J.R. and Soriano, P.J. 1991-02-13. A new species of water rat, genus Neusticomys Anthony, from the Andes of Venezuela. Journal of Mammalogy 72(1):97-103.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1381983

Original name as described

Neusticomys mussoi

Other common names

Musso's Ichthyomyine

Type material

CVULA-I-1638

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Paso Hondo, Río Potosí, 14 km SE Pregonero, Táchira, Venezuela."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia

Taxonomy notes

has been included as a synonym of D. peruviensis, but is now considered a separate species; moved from Neusticomys to Daptomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Salazar-Bravo, J., Tinoco, N., Zeballos, H., Brito, J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Marín-C., D., Ramírez-Fernández, J.D., Percequillo, A.R., Lee, T.E., Jr., Solari, S., Colmenares-Pinzon, J., Nivelo, C., Rodríguez-Herrera, B., Merino, W., Medina, C.E., Murillo-García, O. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2023. Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches. PeerJ 11:e14319. doi:10.7717/peerj.14319 · Brito, J., Vega-Yánez, M.A., Guaya-Ramos, J.P., Polo, M., Koch, C., Tinoco, N. and Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2025. Soft anatomy and morphological variation in Daptomys peruviensis (Rodentia, Cricetidae), a rare ichthyomyine from the northwestern Amazonian forests. PeerJ 13:e18997. doi:10.7717/peerj.18997 · Pacheco, V.R., Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y., Fajardo, Ú., Cossíos, D. and Cadenillas, R. 2025. Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru. Zootaxa 5696(4):451-481. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.1

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006994

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.

Neusticomys mussoi

(Ochoa & Soriano, 1991)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mussoi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CVULA-I-1638

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14741/22337139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Daptomys mussoi

Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, J. Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., J. D. Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, T. E. Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García, & Pardiñas, 2023

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mussoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority publication

PeerJ

Name usages

  1. Salazar-Bravo, Tinoco, Zeballos, Brito, Arenas-Viveros, Marín-C., Ramírez-Fernández, Percequillo, Lee, Solari, Colmenares-Pinzon, Nivelo, Rodríguez-Herrera, Merino, Medina, Murillo-García & Pardiñas (2023:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59071)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. Pacheco, Sánchez-Vendizú, Fajardo, Cossíos & Cadenillas (2025:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71049)

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