NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse
Neacomys tenuipes Thomas, 1900
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neacomys tenuipes, also known as the narrow-footed neacomys or narrow-footed bristly mouse, is found along the northern Andes from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia into Ecuador, in rainforest at elevations from 400 to 1,750 m (1,310 to 5,740 ft). Populations of small Neacomys in the lowland Amazon basin, previously assigned to this species, are now recognized as belonging to separate species.
Wikipedia contributors, Neacomys tenuipes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:45:57.899069+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neacomys tenuipes Thomas, 1900
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1900
- Common name
- Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Neacomys
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilySigmodontinae Wagner, 1843
- genusNeacomys Thomas, 1900
- speciesNeacomys tenuipes Thomas, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neacomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Musser's NeacomysNeacomys musseri Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paracou NeacomysNeacomys paracou Voss, Lunde & Simmons, 2001 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bristly MouseNeacomys spinosus (Thomas, 1882) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dubost's NeacomysNeacomys dubosti Voss, Lunde & Simmons, 2001 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guiana Bristly MouseNeacomys guianae Thomas, 1905 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minute NeacomysNeacomys minutus Patton, da Silva & Malcolm, 2000 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted Bristly MouseNeacomys pictus Goldman, 1912 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633156 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45XHT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.