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Ochrotomys nuttalli

Description

The golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) is a species of New World mouse. It is usually 5–8 inches (12–25 cm) in body length, and has a soft pelage that ranges from golden-brownish to burnt orange in color. The genus name comes from the Greek words, "ochre", a yellow or brown earth pigment, and "mys," meaning mouse.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2438565https://www.gbif.org/species/2438565
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)49270https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=49270
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Ochrotomys nuttalli
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Ochrotomys : Ochrotomys nuttalli
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
-EumuroidaSteppan et al. 2004
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusOchrotomysOsgood 1909
speciesOchrotomys nuttalliHarlan 1832
Generic NameOchrotomys
Common Namegolden mouse
Scientific NameOchrotomys nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)
Name Published InMon. Am. J. Geol. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia p.446
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ochrotomys nuttallispeciesbelongs to Arvicolastated without evidenceHarlan, 1832
Ochrotomys nuttallispeciesbelongs to Peromyscusstated without evidenceOsgood, 1909
Ochrotomys nuttallispeciesbelongs to Ochrotomysstated without evidenceHooper, 1958
Ochrotomys nuttallispeciesbelongs to Peromyscusstated without evidenceJames, 1963
Ochrotomys nuttallispeciesbelongs to Ochrotomysstated without evidencePackard, 1969
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore, insectivore (based on Muridae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. T. James. 1963. Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45:1-154
Common Name(s) Golden Mouse
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochrotomys_nuttalli

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ochrotomys nuttalli aureolus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ochrotomys nuttalli flammeus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ochrotomys nuttalli nuttalli
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Mus aureolus Audubon & Bachman, 1841GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Mus aureolus
Ochrotomys nuttalli lisae Packard, 1969GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Ochrotomys nuttalli lisae
Peromyscus nuttalli lewisi A.H.Howell, 1939GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Peromyscus nuttalli lewisi
Arvicola nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Arvicola nuttalli
Peromyscus nuttalli flammeus Goldman, 1941GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Peromyscus nuttalli flammeus
Ochrotomys nuttalli floridanus Packard, 1969GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Ochrotomys nuttalli floridanus
Peromyscus nuttalli (Harlan, 1832)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ochrotomys : Peromyscus nuttalli

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
YearName and Author
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

References

James G. T. (1963) Paleontology and nonmarine stratigraphy of the Cuyama Valley badlands, California; Part 1, Geology, faunal interpretations, and systematic descriptions of Chiroptera, Insectivora, and Rodentia, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 45, 1-154
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442
Hall E. R. (1981) , The Mammals of North America, 1-1181
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (1993) , Mammal species of the world, 1-1206
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hall, E. Raymond, 1981: null. The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2. 601-1175. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 894-1531. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Superfamily Muroidea: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Hall, E. Raymond (1981) The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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