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Rheomys thomasi (Thomas's water mouse)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Rheomys thomasi was named by Dickey (1928). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Rheomys thomasi Dickey
1997Rheomys thomasi Jenkins and Barnett p. 124

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribeIchthyomyiniVorontsov 1959
genusRheomysThomas 1906
speciesthomasiDickey 1928

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.

Rheomys thomasi Dickey 1928 [Thomas's water mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: piscivoret
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:21:10
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:21:10
Source: g = genus, t = tribe, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Jenkins and Barnett 1997, Gingerich 2003, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available