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Neotominae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Neotominae was named by Merriam (1894). It is extant. Its type is Neotoma.

It was assigned to Muridae by Hay (1902); and to Cricetidae by Steppan et al. (2004), Martin and Zakrzewski (2019), Martin et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Neotominae Merriam
1902Neotominae Hay p. 727
2004Neotominae Steppan et al. p. 547
2019Neotominae Martin and Zakrzewski p. 1569
2023Neotominae Martin et al. p. 750

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyNeotominaeMerriam 1894
subfamilyNeotominaeMerriam 1894

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.

Subfm. Neotominae Merriam 1894
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G. †Abelmoschomys Baskin 1986
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†Abelmoschomys simpsoni Baskin 1986
G. †Antecalomys Korth 1998
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†Antecalomys coxae Kelly and Whistler 2014
†Antecalomys phthanus Korth 1998
Tr. †Baiomyini Musser and Carleton 2005
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G. Baiomys True 1894 [pygmy mouse]
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†Baiomys aquilonius Zakrzewski 1969
†Baiomys kolbi Hibbard 1952
†Baiomys mowi Albright 1999
†Baiomys rexroadensis Hibbard 1941
†Baiomys rexroadi Hibbard 1941
G. Scotinomys Thomas 1913 [brown mouse]
G. †Basirepomys Korth and De Blieux 2010
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†Basirepomys pliocenicus Wilson 1937
†Basirepomys robertsi Korth and De Blieux 2010
†Basirepomys romensis Korth 2011
G. †Bensonomys Gazin 1942
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†Bensonomys arizonae Gidley 1922
†Bensonomys baskini Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
†Bensonomys coffeyi Dalquest 1983
†Bensonomys elachys Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
†Bensonomys eliasi Hibbard 1937
†Bensonomys gidleyi Baskin 1978
†Bensonomys hershkovitzi Martin et al. 2002
†Bensonomys lindsayi Kelly 2007
†Bensonomys meadensis Hibbard 1956
†Bensonomys stirtoni Hibbard 1953
†Bensonomys yazhi Baskin 1978
†Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum Carranza-Castañeda and Walton 1992
Invalid names: Oryzomys pliocaenicus Hibbard 1939 [nomen dubium]
G. †Copemys Wood 1936
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†Copemys barstowensis Lindsay 1972
†Copemys dentalis Hall 1930
†Copemys esmeraldensis Clark et al. 1964
†Copemys lindsayi Sutton and Korth 1995
†Copemys longidens Hall 1930
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Invalid names: Miochomys niobrariensis Hoffmeister 1959 [synonym]
†Copemys loxodon Cope 1874
†Copemys pagei Shotwell 1967
†Copemys pisinnus Wilson 1968
†Copemys russelli James 1963
†Copemys tenuis Lindsay 1972
Invalid names: Democricetodon Fahlbusch 1964 [synonym], Miochomys Hoffmeister 1959 [synonym]
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Tr. †Galushamyina Lindsay 2008 [reprats]
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G. †Galushamys Jacobs 1977
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G. †Goniodontomys Wilson 1937
G. †Miotomodon Korth 2011
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†Miotomodon mayi Korth 2011
G. Nelsonia Merriam 1897
G. †Paramicrotoscoptes Martin 1975
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G. †Protorepomys Martin and Zakrzewski 2019
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†Protorepomys bartlettensis Martin and Zakrzewski 2019
†Protorepomys mckayensis Martin and Zakrzewski 2019
G. †Repomys May 1981
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†Repomys arizonensis Tomida 1987
†Repomys gustelyi May 1981
†Repomys maxumi May 1981
†Repomys panacaensis May 1981
Subtr. †Neotomina Merriam 1894 [woodrats]
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G. Hodomys Merriam 1894
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Hodomys alleni Merriam 1892
G. Neotoma Say and Ord 1825 [pack rat]
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Subg. †Neotoma (Parahodomys) Gidley and Gazin 1933
Subg. †Neotoma (Paraneotoma) Hibbard 1967
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†Neotoma (Paraneotoma) vaughani Czaplewski 1990
Neotoma albigula Hartley 1894 [white-throated woodrat]
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Invalid names: Neotoma cumulator Mearns 1897 [synonym], Neotoma latifrons Merriam 1894 [synonym], Neotoma montezumae Goldman 1905 [synonym], Neotoma venusta True 1894 [synonym]
†Neotoma amplidonta Zakrzewski 1985
Neotoma cinerea Ord 1815 [bushy-tailed woodrat]
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Invalid names: Teonoma spelaea Sinclair 1905 [synonym]
†Neotoma findleyi Harris 1984
Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 [eastern woodrat]
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Invalid names: Neotoma attwateri Mearns 1897 [synonym], Neotoma baileyi Merriam 1894 [synonym], Neotoma campestris Allen 1894 [synonym], Neotoma magister Baird 1858 [synonym], Neotoma pennsylvanica Stone 1893 [synonym]
†Neotoma fossilis Gidley 1922
Neotoma fuscipes Baird 1858 [dusky-footed woodrat]
Neotoma lepida Thomas 1893 [desert woodrat]
Neotoma leucodon Merriam 1894
†Neotoma leucopetrica Zakrzewski 1991
Neotoma mexicana Baird 1855 [Mexican woodrat]
Neotoma micropus Baird 1855 [southern plains woodrat]
†Neotoma ozarkensis Brown 1908
†Neotoma prefuscipes Reynolds and Reeder 1991
†Neotoma prelepida Reynolds and Reeder 1991
†Neotoma pygmaea Harris 1984
†Neotoma quadriplicata Hibbard 1941
†Neotoma spelaea Gidley and Gazin 1933
Neotoma stephensi Goldman 1905
G. †Tsaphanomys Martin and Zakrzewski 2019
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†Tsaphanomys shotwelli Korth 2011
G. Xenomys Merriam 1892
Tr. †Ochrotomyini Musser and Carleton 2005
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G. Ochrotomys Osgood 1909
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Ochrotomys nuttalli Harlan 1832 [golden mouse]
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Invalid names: Mus aureolus Audubon and Bachman 1841 [synonym]
Tr. †Onychomyini Kelly 2022
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G. Onychomys Baird 1858 [grasshopper mouse]
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†Onychomys bensoni Gidley 1922
†Onychomys gidleyi Hibbard 1941
†Onychomys hollisteri Carleton and Eshelman 1979
†Onychomys jinglebobensis Hibbard 1955
†Onychomys larrabeei Hibbard 1953
Onychomys leucogaster Wied-Neuwied 1841 [northern grasshopper mouse]
†Onychomys martini Hibbard 1937
†Onychomys pedroensis Gidley 1922
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Invalid names: Onychomys fossilis Hibbard 1941 [synonym]
†Onychomys torridus Coues 1874
G. †Paronychomys Jacobs 1977
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†Paronychomys alticuspis Baskin 1979
†Paronychomys tuttlei Jacobs 1977
†Paronychomys woodburnei Martin 2008
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G. †Habromys Hooper and Musser 1964
G. Megadontomys Merriam 1898
G. Neotomodon Merriam 1898
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Neotomodon alstoni Merriam 1898
G. †Osgoodomys Hooper and Musser 1964
G. Peromyscus Gloger 1841 [deer mouse]
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†Peromyscus antiquus Kellogg 1910
†Peromyscus baumgartneri Hibbard 1954
†Peromyscus berendsensis Starrett 1956
Peromyscus boylii Baird 1855 [brush mouse]
†Peromyscus brachygnathus Gidley 1922
†Peromyscus cochrani Hibbard 1955
†Peromyscus complexus Albright 1999
†Peromyscus cragini Hibbard 1944
Peromyscus crinitus Merriam 1891 [canyon mouse]
†Peromyscus cumberlandensis Guilday and Handley 1967
Peromyscus gossypinus Le Conte 1853 [cotton mouse]
†Peromyscus hagermanensis Hibbard 1962
†Peromyscus kansasensis Hibbard 1941
Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque 1818 [white-footed mouse]
Peromyscus maniculatus Wagner 1843 [deer mouse]
†Peromyscus maximus Albright 1999
†Peromyscus minimus Gidley 1922
†Peromyscus nesodytes Wilson 1936
†Peromyscus nosher Gustafson 1978
†Peromyscus parvus Sinclair 1905
Peromyscus pectoralis Osgood 1904 [white-ankled mouse]
Peromyscus polionotus Wagner 1843 [oldfield mouse]
†Peromyscus progressus Hibbard 1960
†Peromyscus sarmocophinus Ruez, Jr. 2001
†Peromyscus sawrockensis Hibbard 1964
Peromyscus truei Shufeldt 1885 [pinyon mouse]
G. Podomys Osgood 1909
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Podomys floridanus Chapman 1889 [Florida mouse]
†Podomys oklahomensis Stephens 1960
G. †Postcopemys Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
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†Postcopemys chapalensis Rincón et al. 2016
†Postcopemys maxumensis Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
†Postcopemys repenningi Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
†Postcopemys valensis Shotwell 1967
†Postcopemys vasquezi Jacobs 1977
G. †Pseudomyscus Korth 1997
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Tr. †Reithrodontomyini Vorontsov 1959
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G. Isthmomys Hooper and Musser 1964
G. Reithrodontomys Giglioli 1874 [harvest mouse]
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Reithrodontomys fulvescens Allen 1894 [fulvous harvest mouse]
†Reithrodontomys galushai Tomida 1987
Reithrodontomys humulis Audubon and Bachman 1841 [eastern harvest mouse]
Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird 1858 [western harvest mouse]
Reithrodontomys montanus Baird 1855 [plains harvest mouse]
†Reithrodontomys moorei Hibbard 1944
†Reithrodontomys wetmorei Hibbard 1952
Invalid names: Cudahyomys [synonym]
G. †Tregomys Wilson 1968
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†Tregomys shotwelli Wilson 1968
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Invalid names: Gnomomys saltus Wilson 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available