Aepeomys lugens

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Thomasomyini
Genus: Aepeomys
Species: Aepeomys lugens

Name

• Aepeomys lugens (Thomas, 1896)

Holotype: BMNH 1896.11.1.5, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “La Loma del Morro, near Merida, Venezuela, alt. 3000 metres.”

Combinations

• Oryzomys lugens Thomas, 1896: 306 [original combination]
• Aepeomys lugens: Thomas, 1898: 452 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Thomasomys ottleyi Anthony, 1932: 1 [synonymised by Osgood, 1933: 161]

Holotype: AMNH 96196, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Paramo de los Conejos, about fifteen miles north of Merida, Venezuela; altitude 9600 feet.”

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1896. On new small mammals from the Neotropical region. The Annals And Magazine of Natural History series 6 18: 301-314. DOI: 10.1080/00222939608680459 BHL Reference page. 
• Thomas, O. 1898. On seven new small mammals from Ecuador and Venezuela. The Annals And Magazine of Natural History series 7 1: 451–457. DOI: 10.1080/00222939808678001 BHL Reference page. 
• Anthony, H.E. 1932. A new species of Thomasomys from Venezuela. American Museum Novitates 548: 1–2. Full article
• Osgood, W.H. 1933. The supposed genera Aepeomys and Inomys. Journal of Mammalogy 14(2): 161. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/14.2.161 Reference page. 

Links

• Aepeomys lugens 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: Aepeomys lugens  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Olive Montane Mouse, Mérida Aepeomys