Pattonomys punctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Echimyinae
Tribus: Echimyini
Genus: Pattonomys
Species: Pattonomys punctatus

Name

• Pattonomys punctatus (Thomas, 1899)

Holotype: BMNH 98.12.1.18, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Caicara, Orinoco,” Bolívar, Venezuela.

Combinations

• Loncheres punctatus Thomas 1899: 153 [original combination]
• Echimys (Echimys) punctatus: Trouessart, 1904: 503 [subsequent combination]
• Pattonomys punctatus: Emmons, 2005: 282 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1899. On new small mammals from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, 3(14): 152–155. DOI: 10.1080/00222939908678093 BHL Reference page. 
• Emmons, L.H. 2005. A revision of the genera of arboreal Echimyidae (Rodentia: Echimyidae, Echimyinae), with descriptions of two new genera. Pp. 247–334 In Lacey, E.A. & Myers, P. (eds.). Mammalian diversification: from chromosomes to phylogeography. University of California Publications in Zoology 133: v-viii + 1–383 pp. DOI: 10.1525/california/9780520098534.003.0009 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Emmons, L.H. & Patton, J.L. 2015. Genus Pattomys Emmons, 2005. Pp. 910–915 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. 
• Emmons, L.H. & Fabre, P.-H. 2018. A revision of the Pattonomys/Toromys clade (Rodentia: Echimyidae), with descriptions of a new Toromys species and a new genus. American Museum Novitates 3894: 1–52. handle. Reference page. 

Links

• Roach, N. 2016. IUCN: Pattonomys punctatus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T90386776A90386779. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T90386776A90386779.en

Vernacular names

English: Orinocan Speckled Tree Rat