Taxonomy Profile: Oligoryzomys (Bangs 1900)

Oligoryzomys: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Pygmy Rice Rats []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Oligoryzomys: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
New World rats |
New World mice |
Genus : Oligoryzomys
Pygmy Rice Rats |
Oligoryzomys Direct Children(s):
Oligoryzomys andinus
(Osgood 1914)
Oligoryzomys arenalis
(Thomas 1913)
Oligoryzomys chacoensis
(Myers and Carleton 1981)
Oligoryzomys delticola
(Thomas 1917)
Oligoryzomys destructor
(Tschudi 1844)
Oligoryzomys eliurus
(Wagner 1845)
Oligoryzomys flavescens
(Waterhouse 1837)
Oligoryzomys fulvescens
(Saussure 1860)
Oligoryzomys griseolus
(Osgood 1912)
Oligoryzomys microtis
(J A Allen 1916)
Oligoryzomys nigripes
(Olfers 1818)
Oligoryzomys vegetus
(Bangs 1902)
Oligoryzomys victus
(Thomas 1898)
Oligoryzomys brendae
(Massoia 1998)
Oligoryzomys fornesi
(Massoia 1973)
Oligoryzomys stramineus
(Bonvicino and Weksler 1998)
Oligoryzomys: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Oligoryzomys
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Oligoryzomys
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Oligoryzomys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Oligoryzomys
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, E. Raymond
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-04-03 / 1981-04-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
601-1175
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-05443-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Oligoryzomys: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Oryzomyini. Described as a subgenus of Oryzomys and usually recognized as such (Ellerman, 1941; Hall, 1981; Reig, 1984; Tate, 1932e) or as a genus (Contreras and Berry, 1983; Gyldenstolpe, 1932), with Microryzomys as a full synonym (Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Tate, 1932) or not (Cabrera, 1961). Diagnosis emended at the generic level and morphology contrasted with Microryzomys and Oryzomys sensu stricto by Carleton and Musser (1989). Monophyly of the genus supported by electrophoretic (Dickerman an...