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Calomys (vesper mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus (Calomys) was named by Waterhouse (1837). It is extant.

It was reranked as Calomys by Hershkovitz (1962), Baskin (1978), McKenna and Bell (1997), D'Elía (2003) and Salles et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Mus by Waterhouse (1837); to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Phyllotini by Hershkovitz (1962), Baskin (1978) and D'Elía (2003); and to Sigmodontinae by Salles et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister taxa
C. (Calomys)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Mus (Calomys) Waterhouse p. 21
1953Cimmaronomys Hibbard
1962Calomys Hershkovitz
1978Calomys Baskin p. 126
1997Calomys McKenna and Bell
2003Calomys D'Elía p. 314
2006Calomys Salles et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusCalomys()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Calomys Waterhouse 1837 [vesper mouse]
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Subg. Calomys (Calomys) Waterhouse 1837
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Calomys callosus Rengger 1830 [big laucha]
Calomys expulsus Lund 1841 [Caatinga laucha]
Calomys hummelincki Husson 1960
Calomys laucha Desmarest 1816 [small vesper mouse]
Calomys musculinus Thomas 1913
Calomys tener Winge 1887 [delicate vesper mouse]
Calomys tocantinsi Bonvicino et al. 2003
Invalid names: Cimmaronomys Hibbard 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. R. Waterhouse 1837Front molar with three indentations of enamel on the inner side and two on the outer; second molar with two on the inner and two on the outer; and the last molar with one on each side. Type Mus (Calomys) bimaculatus.
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 10.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.9 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Calomys indet. (189788)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Calomys lancha (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Arequipa) Calomys sp. (144922)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Calomys tener (211820)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Calomys sp. (92813)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Calomys callosus (71303) Calomys sp. (140807)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Calomys musculinus (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Calomys hummelinki (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Calomys callosus (71332 71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Calomys expulsus, Calomys tener (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Calomys musculinus (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Calomys sp. (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) Calomys musculinus (216696)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Calomys musculinus (145810) Graomys griseoflavus (63338)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Calomys sp. (211634)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Calomys sp. (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Calomys sp. (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Calomys musculinus (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Calomys sp. (212470)