Holochilus brasiliensis

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
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Oryzomyini
Genus: Holochilus
Species: Holochilus brasiliensis

Name

Holotype: MNHN , adult indet., skin and skull.

Type locality: “Brésil”, restricted to Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais by Hershkovitz (1955: 662)

Combinations

  • Mus brasiliensis Desmarest, 1819: 62 [original combination]
  • Holochilus brasiliensis: Gray, 1843: 114 [name combination]

Synonyms

  • Holochilus wagneri Moojen, 1952: 65

Holotype:

Type locality: “Matas de Ipanema [=Floresta Nacional Ipanema], São Paulo,” Brazil.

References

Primary references

  • Desmarest, A.G. 1819. Le Rat du Brésil, Mus brasiliensis, Geoffr. In Nouveau dictionnaire d’histoire naturelle, appliquèe aux art, principalement à l’agriculture et à l’economie rurale et domestique, à la medicine, etc. Par une société de naturalists et d’agriculteurs, 62. Nouv. éd. Paris: Deterville, 29: 1–576 + 7 plates.
  • Moojen, J. 1952. Os roedores do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro, Ministério de Educação e Saúde, Instituto Nacional do Livro, 214 p.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Marsh Rat
português: Rato-d'água
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