Zygodontomys brevicauda

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: Zygodontomys
Species: Zygodontomys brevicauda

Name

• Zygodontomys brevicauda (J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1893)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Princestown [= Princes Town], Trinidad,” Trinidad and Tobago.

Combinations

• Oryzomys brevicauda: J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1893: 215 [original combination]
• Zygodontomys brevicauda: J. A. Allen, 1897: 38 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Allen, J.A. & Chapman, F.M. 1893. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5: 203–234. hdl: 2246/799 PDF Reference page. 
• Allen, J.A. 1897. Additional notes on Costa Rican mammals, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9: 31–44.

Links

• Zygodontomys brevicauda 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: Zygodontomys brevicauda  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Cane Mouse