Daptomys mussoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Ichthyomyini
Genus: Daptomys
Species: Daptomys mussoi

Name

Daptomys mussoi (Ochoa & Soriano, 1991)

• Holotype: CVULA-I-1638, adult ♂, skin, skull and postcranial skeleton, collected by Robinson Pérez in February 1985.
• Type locality: “Paso Hondo, Rio Potosi, 14 km SE Pregonero, Thichira, Venezuela (7°57'N, 71°39'W), 1,050 m elevation”.

Combinations

• Neusticomys mussoi Ochoa & Soriano, 1991: 97 [original combination]
• Daptomys mussoi: Salazar-Bravo et al., 2023: 55 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Ochoa G., J. & Soriano, P. 1991. A new species of water rat, genus Neusticomys Anthony, from the Andes of Venezuela. Journal of Mammalogy 72(1): 97–103. DOI: 10.2307/1381983
• Salazar-Bravo, J., Tinoco, N., Zeballos, H., Brito M., J., Arenas-Viveros, D., Marín-C., D., Ramírez-Fernández, J.D., Percequillo, A.R., Lee, T.E., Jr., Solari, S., Colmenares-Pinzón, J.E., Nivelo, C., Rodríguez-Herrera, B., Merino, W., Medina, C.E., Murillo-García, O. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2023. Systematics and diversification of the Ichthyomyini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) revisited: evidence from molecular, morphological, and combined approaches. PeerJ 11: e14319. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14319 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pacheco, V., Sánchez-Vendizú, P., Fajardo, Ú., Cossíos, D. & Cadenillas, R. 2025. Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru. Zootaxa 5696(4): 451–481. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5696.4.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Soriano, P. 2018. IUCN: Daptomys mussoi  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T14741A22337139. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T14741A22337139.en. Accessed on 06 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Musso's Fish-eating Rat