Brucepattersonius igniventris

Brucepattersonius igniventris, also known as the red-bellied akodont[2] or red-bellied brucie,[3] is a South American rodent in the genus Brucepattersonius. It is known only from a few specimens from the type locality in Iporanga, São Paulo, Brazil.[1][4] Although it is threatened by habitat loss, it is protected by Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park.

Brucepattersonius igniventris

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Brucepattersonius
Species:
B. igniventris
Binomial name
Brucepattersonius igniventris
Hershkovitz, 1998

References

  1. Roach, N. (2019). "Brucepattersonius igniventris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136672A22383875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136672A22383875.en.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. Duff and Lawson, 2004
  4. James L. Patton; Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas; Guillermo D’Elí (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0226169606. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

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