Taxonomy Profile: Oryzomys palustris (Harlan 1837)

Oryzomys palustris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Oryzomys palustris palustris
Harlan 1837
Oryzomys palustris natator
Chapman 1893
Oryzomys argentatus
Spitzer and Lazell 1978
Mus palustris
Harlan 1837
Oryzomys palustris coloratus
Bangs 1898
Oryzomys natator floridanus
Merriam 1901
Oryzomys palustris planirostris
Hamilton 1955
Oryzomys palustris sanibeli
Hamilton 1955
Oryzomys palustris texensis
J A Allen 1894
Common Name(s):
Rata-arrocera de pantano []
Marsh Oryzomys []
Marsh Rice Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Oryzomys palustris: 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 : Oryzomys
Rice Rats |
Species : Oryzomys palustris
Rata-arrocera de pantano |
Marsh Oryzomys |
Marsh Rice Rat |
Oryzomys palustris Direct Children(s):
Oryzomys palustris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Oryzomys palustris
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Oryzomys palustris
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Oryzomys palustris
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Oryzomys palustris
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Oryzomys palustris
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:
Oryzomys palustris
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:
Oryzomys palustris
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:
Oryzomys palustris
Oryzomys palustris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Oryzomys palustris: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Formerly included couesi and related forms as subspecies (see account of O. couesi). Geographic variation evaluated by Humphrey and Setzer (1989), who acknowledged the nominate and only one other subspecies, O. p. natator; Whitaker and Hamilton (1998), on the other hand, regarded the island taxa planirostris and sanibeli as valid subspecies and viewed natator as indistinguishable from nominate palustris, observing their philosophical emphasis of overwater gaps as 'primary isolating mechanis...
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered in the lower Florida Keys (west of the Seven Mile Bridge) as O. p. natator; IUCN - Data Deficient as O. p. natator, otherwise Lower Risk (lc)