Delomys altimontanus
P. R. Gonçalves & J. A. de Oliveira, 2014
Montane Atlantic Forest Rat
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 | : Delomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Gonçalves, P.R. and Oliveira, J.A. de. 2014-01-30. An integrative appraisal of the diversification in the Atlantic forest genus Delomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3760(1):1-38.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3760.1.1Original name as described
Delomys altimontanus
Other common names
Montane Delomys
Type material
MN 69746
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Campos do Itatiaia, 2450 m, Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Goncalves, P. R., & Oliveira, J. A. (2014). An integrative appraisal of the diversification in the Atlantic forest genus Delomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3760(1), 1-38.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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