Euneomys mordax

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Euneomyini
Genus: Euneomys
Species: Euneomys mordax

Name

• Euneomys mordax Thomas, 1912: 410

Holotype: BMNH 55.1224.199, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Fort San Rafael, Province of Mendoza,” Argentina

Synonyms

• Euneomys noei Mann, 1944: 95

Holotype:

Type locality: “Valle de la Junta, Cajón del Río Volcán, a 2.400 m de altura,” Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1912. New bats and rodents from S. America. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8 10: 403–411.
• Mann F., G. 1944. Dos nuevas especies de roedores. Biológica (Santiago) 1: 95–113.

Additional references

• 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

• Euneomys mordax 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: Euneomys mordax  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Large Euneomys, Biting Chincilla Mouse
español: Ratón peludo oscuro