Cerradomys maracajuensis
| Cerradomys maracajuensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Cerradomys |
| Species: | C. maracajuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerradomys maracajuensis (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys maracajuensis Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002 | |
Cerradomys maracajuensis, also known as the Maracaju Oryzomys,[2] is a rodent species from South America. It is terrestrial and is found in gallery forests[1] in Bolivia, Paraguay and nearby Brazil and Peru.[3] It was first discovered near the Brazilian city of Maracaju.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Bonvicino, C., Weksler M. and Percequillo, A. 2008. Cerradomys maracajuensis. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on June 24, 2009.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1124. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Percequillo, A.R., E. Hingst-Zaher, and C.R. Bonvicino. 2008. Systematic review of genus Cerradomys Weksler, Percequillo and Voss, 2006 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with description of two new species from Eastern Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3622: 1–46.
- Weksler, M., Percequillo, A.R. and Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537:1–29.
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