Casiomys rostratus
(C. H. Merriam, 1901)
Long-nosed Rice Rat
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3508
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
| Genus | : Casiomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1901-07-26. Synopsis of the rice rats (genus Oryzomys) of the United States and Mexico. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:273-295.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873159Original name as described
Oryzomys rostratus
Other common names
Long-nosed Oryzomys
Type material
USNM:MAMM:93112
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363b990e3-25cf-4f53-b086-95afbf251181Type locality
Metlaltoyuca, Puebla, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua
Taxonomy notes
moved from Oryzomys to Handleyomys for some time, then moved to the recently described Casiomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R. and Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537:1-29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2 · Voss, R.S. 2024. A new genus for the "Alfaroi Group" of Oryzomys sensu lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030:1-9. doi:10.1206/4030.1
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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