MDDv2.2_Name,MDDv2.3_Name,Comment,Category,Reference
NA,Incanomys_mayopuma,recently described,de novo,"Zeballos, H., Pari, A., Medina, C.E., Pino, K., Arias, S., Arce, A.L. and Gonzales, F.N. 2025-06-09. Description of a new genus and species of semi-aquatic rodent (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Ichthyomyini) from the southern Peruvian Andes. Diversity 17(406):1-24."
NA,Crunomys_tompotika,recently described,de novo,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
NA,Pipistrellus_etula,recently described,de novo,"Torrent, L., Juste, J., Garin, I., Aihartza, J., Dalton, D.L., Mamba, M., Tanshi, I., Powell, L.L., Padidar, S., Garcia Mudarra, J.L., Richards, L. and Monadjem, A. 2025-06-02. Taxonomic revision of African pipistrelle-like bats with a new species from the West Congolean rainforest. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (in press)."
NA,Nagasorex_albidens,recently described,de novo,"Hutterer, R., Swanson, M.T., Esselstyn, J.A. and Heaney, L.R. 2025-06-18. The shrew of Nagaland: A remarkable new genus and species from Northeast India, with a discussion of the phylogeny and classification of the Soricidae (Mammalia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 474:1-69."
NA,Marmosa_chachapoya,recently described,de novo,"Pavan, S.E., Abreu-Júnior, E.F. de, Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y. and Voss, R.S. 2025-06-19. A new species of _Marmosa_ (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Parque Nacional del Río Abiseo, Peru. American Museum Novitates 4037:1-18."
NA,Oecomys_hiceae,recently described,de novo,"Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Lim, B.K. and Engstrom, M.D. 2025-06-19. A multigene phylogeny for _Oecomys_ (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with descriptions of new and revalidated taxa and a partial species-group classification. American Museum Novitates 4038:1-40."
NA,Sorex_nivicola,recently described,de novo,"Bannikova, A.A., Jenkins, P.D., Lebedev, V.S., Pavlova, S.V., Yakushov, V.D., Raspopova, A.A., Zhu, Y.-k., Fang, Y., Sun, Y.-h. and Sheftel, B.I. 2025-06-18. The morphological, chromosomal and molecular illumination of the dramatic diversity of the stripe-backed shrews, _Sorex cylindricauda_ species complex (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75:227-243."
NA,Antechinomys_auritus,recently described,de novo,"Dodd, C. S., Catullo, R. A., Travouillon, K. J., Baker, A. M., Westerman, M., & Umbrello, L. S. (2025). Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), e71618."
NA,Rattus_radityaniae,recently described,de novo,"Dwijayanti, E., Maryanto, I., Achmadi, A. S., Wiantoro, S., & Dharmayanthi, A. B. (2025). Description of a New Species of Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from East Borneo, Indonesia. Ecologica Montenegrina, 88, 49-62."
NA,Myotis_huariorum,recently described based on populations previously attributed to M. oxyotus,de novo,"Díaz, D. R., Medina, C. E., Arias, S., López, E., & Carrión Bonilla, C. A. (2025). A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the coastal desert of southern Peru. Journal of Mammalogy, gyaf028."
NA,Sicista_meiguites,recently described,de novo,"Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, X., Li, B. V., Wang, J., Liu, S., ... & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3), 1197-1211."
NA,Breviforamen_shannanense,"recently described genus and species; the specific epithet was originally spelt 'shannanensis', however, given that the epithet is an adjective and the genus is neuter, the name should be spelt 'shannanense', which is done here",de novo,"Zhu, Z.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Lissovsky, A., Wang, M.-Y., Pei, X.-X., Luo, K., Luo, J., Pu, M.-J., Pu, C.-z., Wang, H.-j., Liu, Z., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-07-01. Discovery of an ancient Himalayan birch mouse lineage illuminates the evolution of the family Sicistidae (Rodentia: Dipodoidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Zoological Research 46(4):921-938."
NA,Sicista_brevicauda,recently described,de novo,"Zhu, Z.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Lissovsky, A., Wang, M.-Y., Pei, X.-X., Luo, K., Luo, J., Pu, M.-J., Pu, C.-z., Wang, H.-j., Liu, Z., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-07-01. Discovery of an ancient Himalayan birch mouse lineage illuminates the evolution of the family Sicistidae (Rodentia: Dipodoidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Zoological Research 46(4):921-938."
NA,Ochotona_galunglaensis,recently described,de novo,"Pan, X., Wang, X.-m., Murphy, R.W., Peng, B.-q., Zhang, Z.-y., Liao, R., Chen, S.-d. and Liu, S.-y. 2025-08. Two New Species of _Ochotona_ (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) From Xizang, China. Ecology and Evolution 15(8):e71898."
NA,Ochotona_legbona,recently described,de novo,"Pan, X., Wang, X.-m., Murphy, R.W., Peng, B.-q., Zhang, Z.-y., Liao, R., Chen, S.-d. and Liu, S.-y. 2025-08. Two New Species of _Ochotona_ (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) From Xizang, China. Ecology and Evolution 15(8):e71898."
NA,Crocidura_stanleyi,recently described,de novo,"Craig, E.W., Bryjová, A., Bryja, J., Meheretu, Y., Lavrenchenko, L.A. and Kerbis Peterhans, J.C. 2025-08-20. Integrative taxonomic revision of endemic dwarf shrews from the Ethiopian Highlands. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 74(25060):1-18."
NA,Galea_tixiensis,extinct species recently found to have gone extinct since 1500,extinct addition,"Fernández, F. J., García-Morato, S., Gómez, G., Fernández-Jalvo, Y., & Prado, J. L. (2025). Rediscovery of an extinct species of caviine rodent of the Late Pleistocene after the Last Glacial Maximum in the Pampasic Domain (Argentina). Mammalia, (0)."
NA,Incanomys,recently described genus,genus change,"Zeballos, H., Pari, A., Medina, C.E., Pino, K., Arias, S., Arce, A.L. and Gonzales, F.N. 2025-06-09. Description of a new genus and species of semi-aquatic rodent (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae, Ichthyomyini) from the southern Peruvian Andes. Diversity 17(406):1-24."
Maxomys_alticola,Crunomys_alticola,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_baeodon,Crunomys_baeodon,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_bartelsii,Crunomys_bartelsii,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_dollmani,Crunomys_dollmani,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_hellwaldii,Crunomys_hellwaldii,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_hylomyoides,Crunomys_hylomyoides,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_inas,Crunomys_inas,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_inflatus,Crunomys_inflatus,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_moi,Crunomys_moi,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_musschenbroekii,Crunomys_musschenbroekii,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_ochraceiventer,Crunomys_ochraceiventer,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_pagensis,Crunomys_pagensis,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_panglima,Crunomys_panglima,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_rajah,Crunomys_rajah,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_surifer,Crunomys_surifer,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_tajuddinii,Crunomys_tajuddinii,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_wattsi,Crunomys_wattsi,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Maxomys_whiteheadi,Crunomys_whiteheadi,moved from Maxomys to Crunomys,genus change,"Giarla, T.C., Achmadi, A.S., Fabre, P.-H., Handika, H., Chipps, A.S., Swanson, M.T., Nations, J.A., Morni, M.A., William-Dee, J., Inayah, N., Dwijayanti, E., Nurdin, M.R.T.J.P., Griffin, K.E., Khan, F.A.A., Heaney, L.R., Rowe, K.C. and Esselstyn, J.A. 2025-06-13. Systematics and historical biogeography of _Crunomys_ and _Maxomys_ (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification. Journal of Mammalogy (in press)."
Hypsugo_musciculus,Afropipistrellus_musciculus,moved from Hypsugo to Afropipistrellus,genus change,"Torrent, L., Juste, J., Garin, I., Aihartza, J., Dalton, D.L., Mamba, M., Tanshi, I., Powell, L.L., Padidar, S., Garcia Mudarra, J.L., Richards, L. and Monadjem, A. 2025-06-02. Taxonomic revision of African pipistrelle-like bats with a new species from the West Congolean rainforest. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (in press)."
NA,Nagasorex,recently described genus,genus change,"Hutterer, R., Swanson, M.T., Esselstyn, J.A. and Heaney, L.R. 2025-06-18. The shrew of Nagaland: A remarkable new genus and species from Northeast India, with a discussion of the phylogeny and classification of the Soricidae (Mammalia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 474:1-69."
Mazama_chunyi,Subulo_chunyi,moved from Mazama to Subulo,genus change,"Melletti, M. and Focardi, S. (eds.). Deer of the World. Springer, Cham."
NA,Breviforamen,recently described genus,genus change,"Zhu, Z.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-y., Li, X.-y., Lissovsky, A., Wang, M.-Y., Pei, X.-X., Luo, K., Luo, J., Pu, M.-J., Pu, C.-z., Wang, H.-j., Liu, Z., Chen, Z.-z. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-07-01. Discovery of an ancient Himalayan birch mouse lineage illuminates the evolution of the family Sicistidae (Rodentia: Dipodoidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Zoological Research 46(4):921-938."
Sagmatias_obliquidens,Aethalodelphis_obliquidens,moved from Sagmatias to Aethalodelphis,genus change,"Galatius, A., Kinze, C.C., Olsen, M.T., Tougaard, J., Gotzek, D. and McGowen, M.R. 2025. Phylogenomic, morphological and acoustic data support a revised taxonomy of the lissodelphinine dolphin subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 205:108299. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108299"
Sagmatias_obscurus,Aethalodelphis_obscurus,moved from Sagmatias to Aethalodelphis,genus change,"Galatius, A., Kinze, C.C., Olsen, M.T., Tougaard, J., Gotzek, D. and McGowen, M.R. 2025. Phylogenomic, morphological and acoustic data support a revised taxonomy of the lissodelphinine dolphin subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 205:108299. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108299"
Sagmatias_australis,Cephalorhynchus_australis,moved from Sagmatias to Cephalorhynchus,genus change,"Galatius, A., Kinze, C.C., Olsen, M.T., Tougaard, J., Gotzek, D. and McGowen, M.R. 2025. Phylogenomic, morphological and acoustic data support a revised taxonomy of the lissodelphinine dolphin subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 205:108299. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108299"
Sagmatias_cruciger,Cephalorhynchus_cruciger,moved from Sagmatias to Cephalorhynchus,genus change,"Galatius, A., Kinze, C.C., Olsen, M.T., Tougaard, J., Gotzek, D. and McGowen, M.R. 2025. Phylogenomic, morphological and acoustic data support a revised taxonomy of the lissodelphinine dolphin subfamily. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 205:108299. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108299"
Ctenomys_bonettoi,Ctenomys_bergi,"lumped into C. bergi; additionally, the unavailable name yolandae, which is often treated as a distinct species, was also synonymized under C. bergi",lump,"Jankowicz, C., Teta, P., Fernández, M. J. G., & Mapelli, F. J. (2025). Less than expected: species diversity of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) in north-central Argentina. Zoologischer Anzeiger."
Muntiacus_malabaricus,Muntiacus_vaginalis,lumped into M. vaginalis tentatively,lump,"Melletti, M. and Focardi, S. (eds.). Deer of the World. Springer, Cham."
Rhinopoma_macinnesi,Rhinopoma_cystops,lumped into R. cystops,lump,"Uvizl, M., Vallo, P., & Benda, P. (2025). Molecular Phylogeny of Mouse‐Tailed Bats (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae): Evolutionary Insights Into a Desert‐Dwelling Family. Zoologica Scripta."
Leopardus_narinensis,Leopardus_pardinoides,lumped into L. pardinoides,lump,"Marín-Puerta, S., Morales-Martínez, D. M., Santacruz, P. P., & Ramírez-Chaves, H. E. (2025). Leopardus narinensis Ruiz-García, Pinedo-Castro & Shostell, 2023 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) is a junior synonym of Leopardus pardinoides (Gray, 1867): the need for good practices in nomenclatural and taxonomic proposals. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3), 1297-1307."
Acomys_nesiotis,Acomys_cahirinus,lumped into A. cahirinus,lump,"Renaud, S., Hardouin, E. A., Chevret, P., Papayiannis, K., Lymberakis, P., Matur, F., ... & Mitsainas, G. P. (2020). Morphometrics and genetics highlight the complex history of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(3), 599-614."
Acomys_cilicicus,Acomys_cahirinus,lumped into A. cahirinus,lump,"Renaud, S., Hardouin, E. A., Chevret, P., Papayiannis, K., Lymberakis, P., Matur, F., ... & Mitsainas, G. P. (2020). Morphometrics and genetics highlight the complex history of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(3), 599-614."
Acomys_minous,Acomys_cahirinus,lumped into A. cahirinus,lump,"Renaud, S., Hardouin, E. A., Chevret, P., Papayiannis, K., Lymberakis, P., Matur, F., ... & Mitsainas, G. P. (2020). Morphometrics and genetics highlight the complex history of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(3), 599-614."
Oecomys_bicolor,Oecomys_trabeatus,split from O. bicolor,split,"Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Lim, B.K. and Engstrom, M.D. 2025-06-19. A multigene phylogeny for _Oecomys_ (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with descriptions of new and revalidated taxa and a partial species-group classification. American Museum Novitates 4038:1-40."
Muntiacus_muntjak,Muntiacus_montanus,split from M. muntjak,split,"Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.|Melletti, M. and Focardi, S. (eds.). Deer of the World. Springer, Cham."
Mazama_temama,Mazama_reperticia,split from M. temama,split,"Escobedo-Morales, L. A., Castañeda-Rico, S., Mandujano, S., León-Paniagua, L., Martínez-Meyer, E., & Maldonado, J. E. (2025). Mitochondrial genome and ultraconserved elements reveal a species complex within the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108400."
Mazama_americana,Mazama_zetta,"split from M. americana, but includes populations previously attributed to M. temama",split,"Escobedo-Morales, L. A., Castañeda-Rico, S., Mandujano, S., León-Paniagua, L., Martínez-Meyer, E., & Maldonado, J. E. (2025). Mitochondrial genome and ultraconserved elements reveal a species complex within the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108400."
Pusa_hispida,Pusa_saimensis,split from P. hispida,split,"Löytynoja, A., Pohjoismäki, J., Valtonen, M., Laakkonen, J., Morita, W., Kunnasranta, M., Väinölä, R., Olsen, M.T., Auvinen, P. and Jernvall, J. 2025-06-24. Deep origins, distinct adaptations, and species-level status indicated for a glacial relict seal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122(25):e2503368122."
Antechinomys_laniger,Antechinomys_spenceri,split from A. laniger,split,"Dodd, C. S., Catullo, R. A., Travouillon, K. J., Baker, A. M., Westerman, M., & Umbrello, L. S. (2025). Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), e71618."
Didelphis_albiventris,Didelphis_poecilotus,"split from D. albiventris under the spelling 'poecilotis', but the epithet was originally spelt 'poecilotus' and is a noun in apposition, so the original spelling is used here",split,"Chemisquy MA, González-Ittig R, Martin GM (2025) Taxonomic novelties in Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 and revalidation of Didelphis poecilotis A. Wagner, 1842 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). Mastozoología Neotropical 32(2): e01124."
Rattus_pyctoris,Rattus_turkestanicus,split from R. pyctoris,split,"Lissovsky, A. A., Liu, N., Obolenskaya, E. V., Ivanova, E. A., & Ge, D. Y. (2025). The New Old Rat (Rattus, Mammalia) From Turkestan: Revisiting From a Genomics Perspective. Zoologica Scripta."
Sicista_concolor,Sicista_weigoldi,split from S. concolor,split,"Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, X., Li, B. V., Wang, J., Liu, S., ... & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3), 1197-1211."
Sicista_concolor,Sicista_leathemi,split from S. concolor,split,"Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, X., Li, B. V., Wang, J., Liu, S., ... & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3), 1197-1211."
Pteropus_seychellensis,Pteropus_comorensis,split from P. seychellensis,split,"Almeida, F. C., Helgen, K. M., Simmons, N. B., & Giannini, N. P. (2025). Evolution and ecology of body size in the world’s largest bats. Proceedings B, 292(2051), 20250743."
NA,Dicerorhini,tribe added,tribe change,"Moodley, Y. and Robovský, J. 2025. Phylogeny and Systematics of the Extant Rhinoceros. 3-29 in Melletti, M., Talukdar, B. and Balfour, D. (eds.). Rhinos of the World. Springer, Cham, 423 pp. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_1"
NA,Dicerotini,tribe added,tribe change,"Moodley, Y. and Robovský, J. 2025. Phylogeny and Systematics of the Extant Rhinoceros. 3-29 in Melletti, M., Talukdar, B. and Balfour, D. (eds.). Rhinos of the World. Springer, Cham, 423 pp. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_1"
NA,Rhinocerotini,tribe added,tribe change,"Moodley, Y. and Robovský, J. 2025. Phylogeny and Systematics of the Extant Rhinoceros. 3-29 in Melletti, M., Talukdar, B. and Balfour, D. (eds.). Rhinos of the World. Springer, Cham, 423 pp. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_1"