Oryzomys alfari (J.A.Allen, 1897)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- J. A. Allen (1897): Oryzomys alfari. Bull . Am . Mus. Nat . Hist. 9
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Cricetidae
- genus
- Sigmodontomys
- species
- Sigmodontomys alfari
discussion
COMMENT: Formerly included in Nectomys; Gardner and Patton, 1976, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. La. St. Univ., 49: 16 - 17, placed alfari in Oryzomys (Sigmodontomys). Corbet and Hill, 1980: 144, included alfari in russulus, without comment. Hall, 1981: 623, considered alfari a distinct species. Includes russulus; see Cabrera, 1961: 418, and Hershkovitz, 1970, J. Mammal., 51: 791.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: E. Honduras to Panama to N. Ecuador and W. Venezuela.
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Costa Rica, Limon, Jimenez, 700 ft. (213 m).
Name
- Homonyms
- Oryzomys alfari (J.A.Allen, 1897)