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Neacomys macedoruizi Sánchez-Vendizú, Pacheco, & Vivas-Ruiz, 2018

Macedo Ruiz's Bristly Mouse

Authority citation: Sánchez-Vendizú, P., Pacheco, V.R. and Vivas-Ruiz, D. 2018-12-10. An introduction to the systematics of small-bodied Neacomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Peru with descriptions of two new species. American Museum Novitates 3913:1-38.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57583156

Original name as described: Neacomys macedoruizi

Nominal names: macedoruizi Sánchez-Vendizú, Pacheco, & Vivas-Ruiz, 2018


Taxonomy

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

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MUSM 45053

Type locality: Puesto de Control 3 de Mayo (09° 24′ 25.71′′ S, 76° 00′ 13.39′′ W), 1129 m, Tingo María National Park, Leoncio Prado Province, Huánuco, Peru.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER)

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

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Not evaluated


Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Sánchez-Vendizú, P., Pacheco, V., & Vivas-Ruiz, D. (2018). An introduction to the systematics of small-bodied Neacomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Peru with descriptions of two new species. American Museum Novitates, 2018(3913), 1-38.


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002579

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