Holochilus sciureus

Holochilus sciureus

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Holochilus
Species: Holochilus sciureus

Name

Holochilus sciureus Wagner, 1842

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Rio São Francisco.

Synonyms

• Holochilus amazonicus Osgood, 1915
• Holochilus guianae Thomas, 1901
• Holochilus incarum Thomas, 1921
• Holochilus multannus Ameghino, 1889
• Holochilus nanus Thomas, 1897
• Holochilus venezuelae Allen, 1904
• Holochilus sciureus berbericensis Morrison-Scott, 1937
• Holochilus sciureus sciureus Wagner, 1842

References

• Wagner, J. A. 1842. Beschreibung einiger oder minder bekannter Nager. Archives für Naturgeschichte, series 8, 1: 16.
• Thomas, O. 1897. Notes on some S. American Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 19: 495.
• Thomas, O. 1901. On a collection of mammals from the Kanuku Mountains, British Guiana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 8: 347.
• Allen, J. A. 1904. New mammals from Venezuela and Colombia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 20: 330.
• Osgood, W. H. 1915. New mammals from Brazil and Peru. Fieldiana Zoology, 10: 1–12.
• Thomas, O. 1921. Report on the mammals collected by Mr. Edmund Heller during the Peruvian expedition of 1915 under the auspices of Yale University and the National Geographic Society. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, 58(233): 226.
• Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. 1937. An apparently new form of Cricetinae from British Guiana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10, 20: 535.
• Barreto, G. R., and S. García-Rangel, 2005. Holochilus sciureus, Mammalian Species, 780: 1–5.

Links

• Holochilus sciureus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Holochilus sciureus Wagner, 1842 (Least Concern)
• Holochilus sciureus Wagner, 1842 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Marsh Rat, Amazonian Marsh Rat