Oryzomys nelsoni

Oryzomys nelsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oryzomys
Species: †Oryzomys nelsoni

Name

Oryzomys nelsoni Merriam, 1898: 15

• Holotype: USNM 89200, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Edward Alphonso Goldman and Edward William Nelson on 13 May 1897.
• Type locality: “Maria Madre Island, Tres Marias Islands, Mexico”.

References

Primary references

• Merriam, C.H. 1898. Mammals of Tres Marias Islands, off western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12: 13–19. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Méndez, L. 2003. Oryzomys nelsoni. Mammalian Species 735: 1–2. PDF

Links

• Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Lacher, T. 2017. IUCN: Oryzomys nelsoni  (Extinct). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T15583A22388135. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15583A22388135.en. Accessed on 08 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Tres Marias Rice Rat