Irenomys tarsalis

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
Tribus: Euneomyini
Genus: Irenomys
Species: Irenomys tarsalis

Name

• Irenomys tarsalis (Philippi, 1900)

Holotype:

Type locality: “in provincia Valdivia,” stated to have been collected “en el pequeño conservatorio de me jardín en mi fundo San Juan,” near La Unión, Los Ríos, Chile.

Combinations

• Mus tarsalis Philippi, 1900: 10 [original combination]
• Irenomys tarsalis: Osgood, 1943: 217 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Reithrodon longicaudatus Philippi, 1900: 64 [synonymised by Teta & Pardiñas, 2015: 90, 91]

Holotype:

Type locality: “in litore occidental Patagoniae;” cited as “Melinca, Guaitecas Islands, 44º S, [Los Lagos,] Chile” by Osgood 1943b: 219.

References

Primary references

• Philippi, R.A. 1900. Figuras i descripciones de los murideos de Chile. Anales del Museo Nacional de Chile. Primera Sección - Zoología 14a: 1–70 + 25 plates.
• Thomas, O. 1919. On mammals collected by Sr. E. Budin in North-western Patagonia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 9 3: 199–212. BHL
• Osgood, W.H. 1943. The mammals of Chile. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., 30:1–268. BHL
• Teta & Pardiñas 2015. Genus Irenomys Thomas, 1919. Pp. 89–92 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kelt, D.A. 1993. Irenomys tarsalis. Mammalian Species 447: 1–3.
• Saavedra, B. & Simonetti, J.A. 2000. A northern and threatened population of Irenomys tarsalis (Mammalia: Rodentia) from central Chile. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 65: 243–245.
• Ojeda, A.A., Ríos, C.A. & Gallardo, M.H. 2004.Caracterización cromosómica de Irenomys tarsalis (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae). Mastozoología Neotropical 11: 95–98.
• 2011.Mammalia, Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, Irenomys tarsalis (Philippi, 1900) and Geoxus valdivianus (Philippi, 1858): Significant ecological range extension. Check List 7(3): 276–278. Full article (PDF)

Links

• Irenomys tarsalis 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: Irenomys tarsalis  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Chilean Tree Rat, Chilean Climbing Mouse, Large-footed Irenomys
español: Rata de los árboles