Abrothrix longipilis

Abrothrix longipilis

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 Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Abrothrix
Species: Abrothrix longipilis

Name

• Abrothrix longipilis (Waterhouse, 1837)

Holotype:

Type locality: “Coquimbo” Coquimbo Prov., Chile.

Combinations

• Mus longipilis Waterhouse, 1837: 16 [original combination]
• Abrothrix longipilis: Thomas, 1916: 340 [name combination]

Synonyms

• Mus porcinus Philippi, 1858: 78 [synonymised by Osgood, 1943: 184]

Holotype:

Type locality: “in planitie prov. Santiago prope locum Angostura,” Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile.

• Mus brachytarsus Philippi, 1900: 37 [synonymised by Osgood, 1943: 184]

Holotype:

Type locality: “Prope Santiago loco dicto Quinta Normal,” Metropoolitana de Santiago, Chile.

• Mus fusco-ater Philippi, 1900: 45 [synonymised by Osgood, 1943: 184]

Holotype:

Type locality: not specified.

• Mus melampus Philippi, 1900: 49 [synonymised by Osgood, 1943: 184]

Holotype:

Type locality: “Ad vicum Cartajena ad austrum urbis Valparaiso,” vicinity of Cartagena, Valparaiso, Chile.

References

Primary references

• Waterhouse, G.R. 1837. Notes on a collection of the genus Mus presented to the Society by Charles Darwin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 5: 15–22.
• Philippi, R.A. 1858. Beschreibung einiger neuen chilenischen Mäuse. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24: 77–82.
• Philippi, R.A. 1900. Figuras i descripciones de los murideos de Chile. Analales del Museo Nacional de Chile 14a: 1–70 + 25 plates.
• Thomas, O. 1916. The grouping of the South- American Muridae commonly referred to Akodon. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 8 18: 336–340.
• Osgood, W.H. 1943. The mammals of Chile. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 30: 1–268. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Palma, R.E., Cancino, R.A. & Rodríguez-Serrano, E. 2010. Molecular systematics of Abrothrix longipilis (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 91(5): 1102–1111. DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-031.1
• Patterson, B.D., Smith, M.F. & Teta, P. 2015. Genus Abrothrix Waterhouse, 1837. Pp. 109–127 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

• Abrothrix longipilis 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: Abrothrix longipilis  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Long-haired Grass Mouse, Long-haired Akodont
español: Ratón de pelos largos