Scapteromys tumidus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Scapteromys
Species: Scapteromys tumidus

Name

• Scapteromys tumidus (Waterhouse, 1837)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Maldonado,” Maldonado Dept., Uruguay.

Combinations

• Mus tumidus Waterhouse, 1837: 15 [original combination]
• Scapteromys tumidus: Fitzinger, 1867: 80 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1837. Characters of new species of the genus Mus, from the collection of Mr. Darwin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837(part V): 15–21, 27–32.
• Fitzinger, L.J. 1867. Versuch einer natürlichen Anordnung de Nagethiere (Rodentia). Sitzungsber. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 56: 57–168 [separately numbered from pp. 1–112].

Links

• Scapteromys tumidus 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: Scapteromys tumidus  (Least Concern)