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Neacomys dubosti Voss, D. P. Lunde, & Simmons, 2001

Dubost's Bristly Mouse

Authority citation: Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. and Simmons, N.B. 2001-06-18. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2. Nonvolant species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 263:1-236.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/167750

Original name as described: Neacomys dubosti

Nominal names: dubosti Voss, D. P. Lunde, & Simmons, 2001

Other common names: Dubost's Neacomys|Dubost's Spiny Mouse


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Sigmodontinae -- Tribe: Oryzomyini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH M-267569

Type locality: Paracou [= Domaine Experimental Paracou], French Guiana.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Suriname (SUR) | French Guiana (GUF) | Brazil (BRA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002577

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