Juliomys ossitenuis

Juliomys ossitenuis is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae native to South America.[1][2]

Juliomys ossitenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Juliomys
Species:
J. ossitenuis
Binomial name
Juliomys ossitenuis
Costa, Pavan, Leite and Fagundes, 2007

Taxonomy

This rodent is in the Kingdom Animalia. They are found in the Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, and Order Rodentia.[3] Its specific epithet is named Juliomys ossitenuis.[3] They belong to the Family Cricetidae and Subfamily Sigmodontinae.[3]

Habitat

They can survive in habitats that accumulate heavy amounts of rain.[2]

Biology

Three types of hair are present in the dorsal region of this species' fur: aristiform, setiform and villiform.[3] The ventral coat is maize yellow, paws in dorsal view are light orange (apricot yellow and dark orange), tail is smooth and intensely bi-colored dorsoventrally, presence and absence of tufts of hair at the tip of the tail, and ventral coat banding pattern, with a gray base corresponding to approximately half and one third of the coat length.[3]

Karyotype

The karyotypes of this rodent is 2n = 20 and NA = 36.[3]

References

  1. "Juliomys ossitenuis". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. Species 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Grazzini, Guilherme; Mochi-Junior, Cássio; Oliveira, Heloisa; Pontes, Jaqueline; Almeida, Fernanda; Almeida, Fernanda; Hass, Iris; Tiepolo, Liliani (2015). "First record of Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil". Check List. 11: 1561 via Google Scholar.
  3. Aguieiras, Marcia; Almeida dos Santos, Brunna; Azamor, Luana; Barbosa, Jean; Bezerra, Ana; Camilo da Silva, Kelly; Geise, Lena (2013). "Primeiro registro de Juliomys ossitenuis Costa, Pavan, Leite & Fagundes, 2007 e simpatria com Juliomys pictipes (Osgood, 1933) (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) na Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro" (PDF). Bol. Soc. Bras. Mastozool. 68: 57–64 via Google Scholar.
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