Abrawayaomys ruschii

F. L. de S. Cunha & J. F. Cruz, 1979

Ruschi's Spiny 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 : Abrawayaomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Cunha, F.L. de S. and Cruz, J.F. 1979-04-23. Novo genero de Cricetidae (Rodentia) de Castelo, Espírito Santo, Brasil. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão (Zoologia)96:1-5.

Original name as described

Abrawayaomys ruschii

Other common names

Ruschi's Rat

Type material

MN-UFRJ 23075

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Forno Grande [= Parque Estadual do Forno Grande (20.5°S, 41.6°W)], município de Castelo, ES [= Espírito Santo], Brasil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described chebezi based on Percequillo et al., 2017, although some publications have continued to retain the species as distinct; recently allocated to the tribe Akodontini after being considered incertae sedis at the tribal level

Taxonomy notes citation

Pardiñas, U.F.J., Teta, P. and D'Elía, G. 2009. Taxonomy and distribution of Abrawayaomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae), an Atlantic Forest endemic with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2128(1):39-60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2128.1.2 · Percequillo, A.R., Braga, C.A.D.C., Brandão, M.V., Abreu-Júnior, E.F. de, Gualda-Barros, J., Lessa, G.M., Pires, M.R.S. and Hingst-Zaher, E. 2017. The genus Abrawayaomys Cunha and Cruz, 1979 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): geographic variation and species definition. Journal of Mammalogy 98(2):438-455. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyw228 · Bangs, M.R., Percequillo, A.R., Pacheco, V.R. and Steppan, S.J. 2025. Phylogenomics of sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): Cloud forests and Pliocene extinction explain the timing and spread of an iconic South American radiation. PLoS ONE 20(11):e0317165. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0317165

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002504

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.

Abrawayaomys ruschii

F. L. de S. Cunha & J. F. Cruz, 1979

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ruschii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN-UFRJ 23075

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (1993:687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47760825/22335735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Abrawayaomys chebezi

Pardiñas, Teta, & D'Elía, 2009

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chebezi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 20253

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47761700/47761762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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