Neusticomys orcesi

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: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Neusticomys
Species: Neusticomys orcesi

Name

Neusticomys orcesi (Jenkins & Barnett, 1997)

• Holotype: BMNH 1982.816, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Oxford Expedition on 22 August 1981.
• Type locality: “Lake Luspa, Las Cajas, Provincia Azuay, Ecuador, 02°50'S 79°30'W, altitude 3700m”.

Combinations

• Chibchanomys orcesi Jenkins & Barnett, 1997: 124 [original combination]
• Neusticomys orcesi: Salazar-Bravo et al., 2023 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Jenkins, P.D. & Barnett, A.A. 1997. A new species of water mouse, of the genus Chibchanomys (Rodentia, Muridae, Sigmodontinae) from Ecuador. Bulletin of The Natural History Museum Zoology Series 63(2): 123–128. BHL Reference page. 
• Salazar-Bravo, J., Tinoco, N., Zeballos, H., Brito M., J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Marín-C., D., Ramírez-Fernández, J.D., Percequillo, A.R., Lee, T.E., Jr., Solari, S., Colmenares-Pinzón, J.E., Nivelo, C., Rodríguez-Herrera, B., Merino, W., Medina, C.E., Murillo-García, O. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2023. Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches. PeerJ 11: e14319. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14319 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Neusticomys orcesi  (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names

English: Orces's Andean Water Mouse