Tanyuromys aphrastus

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

Tanyuromys aphrastus (Harris, 1932)

Holotype: MZUM 62875, adult ♀, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Joaquin de Dota, Costa Rica. This locality is southeast of Santa Maria de Dota in the Pacific rain forest at an altitude of about 4,000 feet” [= San Joaquín de Dota, Cordillera de Talamanca, San José, Costa Rica, 1,220 m; 09°35′N, 83°59′W].

Oryzomys aphrastus Harris, 1932: 5 [original combination]
Sigmodontomys aphrastus: Musser & Carleton 1993: 748 [subsequent combination]
Tanyuromys aphrastus: Pine, Timm & Weksler, 2012: 859 [subsequent combination]

Harris, Jr., W.P. 1932. Four new mammals from Costa Rica. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 248: 1–6. hdl: 2027.42/56687 Reference page.
Musser, G.G. & Carleton, M.D. 1993. Family Muridae. Pp. 501–755 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2nd ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Pine, R.H., Timm, R.M. & Weksler, M. 2012. A newly recognized clade of trans-Andean Oryzomyini (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with description of a new genus. Journal of Mammalogy 93(3): 851–870. DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-012.1 Reference page.

Weksler, M. 2015. Genus Tanyuromys Pine, Timm, and Weksler, 2012. Pp. 454-456 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.

Tanyuromys aphrastus 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: Sigmodontomys aphrastus (Data Deficient)