Abrawayaomys ruschii

Cunha & 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 : incertae sedis
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

Taxonomy notes citation

Pardinas, U. F., Teta, P., & 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. · Percequillo, A. R., Braga, C. A. D. C., Brandú, M. V., Abreu-Júnior, E. F. D., Gualda-Barros, J., Lessa, G. M., ... & 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.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 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)

Abrawayaomys ruschii

Cunha & 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 (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47760825/22335735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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