Cerradomys scotti
| Cerradomys scotti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Cerradomys |
| Species: | C. scotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerradomys scotti (Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys scotti Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002 | |
Cerradomys scotti, also known as Lindbergh's oryzomys,[2] is a rodent species from South America in the genus Cerradomys. It is terrestrial and is found in the cerrado (savanna) ecozone of south central Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[1] The species is common and appears to tolerate a degree of agricultural habitat modification.[1]
It was first described in 2002 as Oryzomys scotti, after zoologist Scott Lindbergh.[3] In 2004, another new species, Oryzomys andersoni, was described by a team from Texas Tech University on the basis of a specimen taken at Pozo Mario, Santa Cruz Department, southeastern Bolivia. It was named after eminent mammalogist Sydney Anderson in honor of his contributions to the study of Bolivian mammals.[4] It was subsequently recognized as belonging to the same species as Oryzomys scotti on the basis of morphological and molecular evidence.[5] In 2006, the species was transferred to the new genus Cerradomys, so that it became known as Cerradomys scotti, with Oryzomys andersoni as a junior synonym.[6]
The holotype of Oryzomys andersoni has a white belly and a grey–brown back with a black dorsal stripe. It has head-body length 111 mm, tail length 122 mm, hindfoot length 30 mm, ear length 17 mm and weight 37 g.[7] It was collected in cerrado habitat. Other mammals found in the same area include Monodelphis domestica, Proechimys longicaudatus, Sciurus spadiceus, Galea spixii, Dasyprocta punctata, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), the red brocket (Mazama americana), and the brown brocket (Mazama gouazoupira).[8]
References
Literature cited
- Bonvicino, C., Weksler M. and Percequillo, A. 2008. Cerradomys scotti. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org> . Downloaded on November 7, 2009.
- Brooks, D.M., Baker, R.J., Vargas M., R.J., Tarifa, T., Aranibar, H. and Rojas, J.M. 2004. A new species of Oryzomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from an isolated pocket of cerrado in eastern Bolivia. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 241:1-11.
- Dunnum, J. and Vargas, J. 2008. Cerradomys andersoni. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on November 7, 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. pp. 894–1531. 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.