Nephelomys meridensis
(O. Thomas, 1894)
Merida Rice Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | :Nephelomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343611Original name as described
Oryzomys meridensis
Other common names
Merida Nephelomys · Mérida Nephelomys · Merida Oryzomys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1894.9.25.13
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e4bfd65d-939c-40e7-876a-6f50b1c6bf63Type locality
"Merida, Venezuela."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela
Subregion distribution
Distribution notes
Distribution references
Taxonomy notes
moved from Oryzomys to the recently described Nephelomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R., Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of Oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates no. 3537. pp 1-29.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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