Oryzomys palustris

Oryzomys palustris

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 Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Oryzomys
Species: Oryzomys palustris

Name

• Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837)

Basonym

• Mus palustris Harlan, 1837

Synonyms

• Arvicola oryzivora Bachman, 1854
• Oryzomys palustris natator Chapman, 1893
• ?Oryzomys palustris texensis J.A. Allen, 1894
• Oryzomys palustris coloratus Bangs, 1898
• Oryzomys natator floridanus Merriam, 1901
• Oryzomys fossilis Hibbard, 1955
• Oryzomys palustris planirostris Hamilton, 1955
• Oryzomys palustris sanibeli Hamilton, 1955
• ?Oryzomys argentatus Spitzer & Lazell, 1978

Combination

• Oryzomys palustris: Baird, 1857

References

• Schmidt, C.A. & Engstrom, M.D. 1994: Genic variation and systematics of rice rats (Oryzomys palustris species group) in southern Texas and northeastern Tamaulipas, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 75 (4): 914–928.
• Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
• Hanson, J.D.; Indorf, J.L.; Swier, V.J. & Bradley, R.D. 2010: Molecular divergence within the Oryzomys palustris complex: evidence for multiple species. Journal of Mammalogy 91 (2): 336–347.

Vernacular names

English: Marsh rice rat