Necromys lasiurus

(P. W. Lund, 1838)

Hairy-tailed Akodont

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1838. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Første Afhandling: Indledning. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:27-60.

Original name as described

Mus lasiurus

Other common names

Hairy-tailed Bolo Mouse

Type locality

"Rio das Velhas's Floddal," near Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay?

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. lenguarum; includes benefactus and temchuki

Taxonomy notes citation

Pardiñas, U.F.J., Teta, P., Ortiz, P. E., Jayat, J. P., & Salazar-Bravo, J., 2015, Genus Necromys Ameghino, 1889. In Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. . Mammals of South America, volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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