Euneomys chinchilloides

Euneomys chinchilloides

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: Euneomyini
Genus: Euneomys
Species: Euneomys chinchilloides

Name

Euneomys chinchilloides (Waterhouse, 1839)

• Holotype:
• Type locality: “South shore of the Strait of Magellan, near the Eastern entrance.” Probably collected near Bahia San Sebastián on the Argentina side of Tierra del Fuego. (Braun & Pardiñas, 2015)

Combinations

• Reithrodon chinchilloides Waterhouse, 1839: 72 [original combination]
• Euneomys chinchilloides: Thomas, 1901: 254 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Euneomys ultimus Thomas, 1916: 185
  • Holotype: BMNH 43.11.16.26, adult ♂, skin and skull.
  • Type locality: “St. Martin’s Cove, Hermite Island,” Hermite Islands, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile.

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1838–1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part II: Mammalia. Smith, Elder & Co.: London. 97 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Thomas, O. 1901. New Neotropical mammals, with a note on the species of Reithrodon. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7 8: 246–255.
• Thomas, O. 1916. 1916b. Notes on the Argentine, Patagonian and Cape Horn Muridae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8 17: 182–187.

Additional references

• Pardiñas, U.F.J., Teta, P., Chebez, J.C., Martínez, F.D., Ocampo, S. & Navas, D.O. 2010. Mammalia, Rodentia, Sigmodontinae, Euneomys chinchilloides (Waterhouse, 1839): Range extension. Check List 10(1): 165–169. Full article (PDF)
• Braun, J.K. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2015. Genus Euneomys Coues, 1874. Pp. 83–89 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Euneomys chinchilloides  (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names

English: Tierra del Fuego Euneomys, Patagonian Chincilla Mouse
español: Ratón peludo castaño