Blarinomys breviceps

(Winge, 1888)

Atlantic Forest Burrowing Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Akodontini
Genus : Blarinomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Winge, H. 1888. Jordfundne og nulevende Gnavere (Rodentia) fra Lagoa Santa, Minas Geraes, Brasilian. Med Udsigt over Gnavernes indbyrdes Slægtskab. E Museo Lundii 1(3):1-200.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663910

Original name as described

Oxymycterus breviceps

Other common names

Blarinine Akodont · Brazilian Shrew Mouse

Type material

ZMUC (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Pleistocene cave deposits (Lapa do Capão Seco) near Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002431

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Oxymycterus breviceps

(Winge, 1888)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14663910

Authority publication

E Museo Lundii

Blarinomys breviceps

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2827/115064305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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