Cerradomys maracajuensis

Cerradomys maracajuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Sigmodontinae
Genus:Cerradomys
Species: C. maracajuensis
Binomial name
Cerradomys maracajuensis
(Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002)
Synonyms

Oryzomys maracajuensis Langguth and Bonvicino, 2002
[Cerradomys] maracajuensis: Weksler, Percequillo, and Voss, 2006

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

  1. 1 2 3 Bonvicino et al., 2008
  2. ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. ↑ Percequillo et al., 2008

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.; Voss, R. S. (2006-10-19). "Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)". American Museum Novitates. American Museum of Natural History. 3537: 1–29. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5815.


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