NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys leucogaster (Wied-Neuwied, 1841)
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
The northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) is a North American carnivorous rodent of the family Cricetidae. It ranges over much of the western part of the continent, from southern Saskatchewan and central Washington to Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Northern grasshopper mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:27:30.994508+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Onychomys leucogaster (Wied-Neuwied, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Wied-Neuwied, 1841)
- Common name
- Northern Grasshopper Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Onychomys
- 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
- subfamilyNeotominae Merriam, 1894
- genusOnychomys Baird, 1857
- speciesOnychomys leucogaster (Wied-Neuwied, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Onychomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chihuahuan Grasshopper MouseOnychomys arenicola Mearns, 1896 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Grasshopper MouseOnychomys torridus (Coues, 1874) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus missouriensis Audubon & Bachman, 1851 Audubon & Bachman, 1851 | synonym |
| Onychomys fuliginosus Merriam, 1890 Merriam, 1890 | synonym |
| Onychomys ruidosae Stone & Rehn, 1903 Stone & Rehn, 1903 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster melanophrys Merriam, 1889 Merriam, 1889 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster breviauritus Hollister, 1913 Hollister, 1913 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster utahensis Goldman, 1939 Goldman, 1939 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster albescens Merriam, 1904 Merriam, 1904 | synonym |
| Onychomys longipes Merriam, 1889 Merriam, 1889 | synonym |
| Onychomys arcticeps Rhoads, 1898 Rhoads, 1898 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster capitulatus Hollister, 1913 Hollister, 1913 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster brevicaudus Merriam, 1891 Merriam, 1891 | synonym |
| Onychomys melanophrys pallescens Merriam, 1890 Merriam, 1890 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogaster pallidus Herrick, 1885 Herrick, 1885 | synonym |
| Onychomys leucogriseus fuscogriseus Anthony, 1913 Anthony, 1913 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
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=180382 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:49RCX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.