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Ochrotomys nuttalli (golden mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Arvicola nuttalli was named by Harlan (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Peromyscus nuttalli by Osgood (1909), Howell (1939) and James (1963); it was recombined as Ochrotomys nuttalli by Hooper (1958), McCarley (1959), Rippy and Harvey (1963), Packard (1969), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981) and Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Synonyms
  • Mus aureolus was named by Audubon and Bachman (1841). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Peromyscus nuttalli by Osgood (1909); it was synonymized subjectively with Ochrotomys nuttalli by Rippy and Harvey (1963) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Arvicola nuttalli Harlan
1841Mus aureolus Audubon and Bachman
1909Peromyscus nuttalli Osgood
1939Peromyscus nuttalli Howell
1958Ochrotomys nuttalli Hooper
1959Ochrotomys nuttalli McCarley
1963Peromyscus nuttalli James
1963Ochrotomys nuttalli Rippy and Harvey
1969Ochrotomys nuttalli Packard
1980Ochrotomys nuttalli Kurten and Anderson p. 247
1981Ochrotomys nuttalli Hall
1993Ochrotomys nuttalli Wilson and Reeder

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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
genusOchrotomysOsgood 1909
speciesnuttalli(Harlan 1832)

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.

Ochrotomys nuttalli Harlan 1832 [golden mouse]
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Invalid names: Mus aureolus Audubon and Bachman 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Ochrotomys nuttalli (20289)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Ochrotomys nuttalli (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Ochrotomys nuttalli (20573 20594 20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Peromyscus nuttalli (93379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Ochrotomys nuttalli (154805)